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" My forte is playing drunks down the ages. When my agent rings me about a role, I don't ask what the part is, but what century it's in. "
Johnny Vegas
Me
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" I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage. "
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" I love the way my weight fluctuates in the newspapers. It was 18 stone and then people look at a bad picture of me and add a few more stone on. I think the highest was 22 stone. "
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" There's lots of stuff about me being a fan of Cliff but not being gay. Which suggests that he is, but he's not. Anyway, this is Channel 4, let their lawyers sort it out. "
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