Reality depresses me. I need to find fantasy worlds and escape in them. Noel Fielding More Quotes by Noel Fielding More Quotes From Noel Fielding I used to wear this cowboy outfit. I wouldn't take off. It was ridiculous. My mum was like, 'You've got to take that off sometime,' and I was like, 'No way, this is it.' It was the '70s - it was turquoise and yellow, really psychedelic colors. I wanted to be a psychedelic cowboy. Noel Fielding outfitcolorsyouyellow I've got a beautiful kitchen, which looks like a '60s version of space, with silver chrome, orange glass work surfaces, and brown leather, and it's entirely visual and has little function. I've hardly got any knives, and there's only one wooden spoon and one saucepan. But I think I've got a cheese grater, so that's good. Noel Fielding goodspaceworkbeautiful A Boosh fan bought me an original copy of 'The Jungle Book' - like, the first print from 1894 - so I've just started re-reading that and am really enjoying it. But the last book I read in its entirety was 'Willard and his Bowling Trophies,' by Richard Brautigan, which is amazing. Noel Fielding amazingmejunglebook People like to put you a box. I've always been the wrong shape. Maybe you are, too. I think all the people who are wrong shapes for boxes should go out and march into the streets singing, 'We are the shapes! We don't fit the box.' Noel Fielding thinkyousingingpeople I've been writing the show with Nigel Coan, the director of 'Luxury Comedy', and Tom Meeten. Three's good. With two, you can lock horns a bit. On your own, you're not sure whether what you've made is any good. I don't know how people write novels. I would go mad. Noel Fielding goodyoucomedypeople I loved being a man-woman. It's much more interesting than being one or the other. Noel Fielding lovedmorebeinginteresting The Monkees? I heard that they were quite into their party scene at one point. Noel Fielding quitepointpartyscene You can't please all of the people all of the time; you can only please some of the people some of the time. Noel Fielding someyoutimepeople I've got quite a strong drive, and that can be slightly deplorable. Struggling to become a famous comedian - there's something weird about that. Noel Fielding weirddrivesomethingstrong I hate my feet. I don't like my hands, either: they're like lions' paws. When I was in the Boosh, in a catsuit and gold heels, I was constantly thinking, 'I hate the way I look.' I should have just enjoyed myself, because that was as good as it was going to get. Noel Fielding goodmyselfhatethinking When I was 14, I had a job in a cake shop. I got caught by the boss, lying down eating cake, and was sacked on my first day. Noel Fielding daybosscakeeating When I was 11, I was with my cousin in a scrapyard; there were three trains on top of each other, and we climbed up to the top. It was really high, and I nearly fell off, but my cousin grabbed the back of my shirt. Noel Fielding shirthighbackthree I start getting bored and misbehaving if I don't work hard. It's fine when you're younger - you go out a lot and muck around with your mates and drink and stuff - but I'm a bit over that now. Noel Fielding work-hardstartyouwork I've always had a good imagination. If I saw a sitcom, and everything was made out of cheese, I wouldn't go 'What?' I wouldn't get angry. I'd think, 'Right, OK, all cheese? Amazing.' Noel Fielding amazinggoodangryimagination The combination of us two was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. You meet someone, and you just work, you have chemistry on stage, and writing. Noel Fielding someoneyouchemistrywork My friends who have kids look like they haven't been to bed for a year. Noel Fielding yearlookfriendsbed For the second series of 'Luxury Comedy', I tried to drop the 'Noel Fielding' from it. I thought that would make it less like a solo project and more like a show. Also, it would probably have been easier to take the reaction to the first series if it had been a project rather than my name and face! Noel Fielding facenamethoughtcomedy I think the more you party and the more you get drunk, the more your soul starts to evaporate, and eventually, you're just a husk. So you have to go to the gym and build your soul up again. Noel Fielding yougymdrunksoul You're still young. Don't panic. It's hard to know what you should be doing in your 20s. Try different things, have some fun, and see what happens. Noel Fielding doingknowyoufun I believe in fate. I didn't set out to be a comedian at first. I'm still not sure if I am or not. Noel Fielding i-ami-believefatebelieve
