I first came across Dada at art school in the early 80s. It was funnier and more anarchic than anything else I… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
People who aren't known for being artists do come in for criticism when they exhibit pictures. Paul McCartney, Tony Curtis, Mo Mowlam's… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
Out of all the isms, movements and manifestos of the 20th century, it was the Dadaists who proved the most important -… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
You never, ever leave art school. It's important to keep finding inspiration. I look at YouTube videos and think, 'How would I… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
Within comedy, macabre is the root, and a lot of art - Goya, Bosch, Dali - is macabre. Even Van Gogh, if… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
I think my comedy's probably the same as my art, which is kind of abstract, impressionist, emotional. You create an emotion and… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
Probably the biggest influence on me, strange though it may sound, was the 70s, a decade of invention. Growing up then had… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
My mum used to paint and my dad did woodturning. We would spend our weekends at craft fairs and art galleries. That… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
People think they are not allowed to laugh at art, but they are. Damien Hirst laughs at himself. I know Jake and… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
In the 70s I started doing my Big Night Out on stage when I was at art school. A friend of mine… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
There's not really a gap between my comedy and my art; it's all the same thing. — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
My introduction to art was winning a Weetabix drawing competition: I did a picture of a combine harvester. My sister used to… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
Television was restricted by my parents. They encouraged reading more than anything. It wasn't done in a let's-get-educated kind of way, it… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
When I was at art school we used to make films, and we had a really very realistic manikin that we threw… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
The comedy I do on TV came from me being at art school and seeing Gilbert and George films, thinking they were… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
I'm not convinced that creative people have mentors because that's what makes them different; they just do their own thing. If anyone had tried… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
My first crush was at the age of 10, on Emma Peel in 'The Avengers.' She was a powerful woman, which I found very… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
“Beatniks are a youth cult that fight against society by wearing sunglasses even in inclement weather. This signifies their dislike of 'the sun', their… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to go and do something different. I'll just disappear and write a couple of books, and then go back and do… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
When I was young I was shy around girls and never found it easy to talk to them. — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
I love pineapple. You know, pineapple's great on ham, and just on its own, and in a drink. It's a very versatile fruit. — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
I first came across Dada at art school in the early 80s. It was funnier and more anarchic than anything else I discovered. And… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
People who aren't known for being artists do come in for criticism when they exhibit pictures. Paul McCartney, Tony Curtis, Mo Mowlam's husband are… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
The thing is hats don't really suit me because my head's too big, so I always just end up looking like an idiot. So… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
They say Ant and Dec are a double act, but they are just presenters. They read off an Autocue and they don't do gags,… — Vic Reeves Copy Share Image
