I woke up one morning to an email from my friend Alex that said she’d had her bag stolen. Ordinarily, I’m quite quick on the uptake, but – maybe because of the way it was worded – I immediately replied, ‘What??????’ As soon as I hit send, I realised I was being scammed. But then they replied, and I thought, ‘Well, why not?’ James Veitch Read Quote
My hobbies are playing piano and guitar, pining for girls, worrying about climate change, pining for girls, and the poetry of John Keats. James Veitch Read Quote
The Internet gave us access to everything; but it also gave everything access to us. James Veitch Read Quote
I remember it when I used to go out, I used to dress as Superman, but then I used to dress as Superman dressed as Clark Kent. So, actually, I would be like a little seven-year-old boy going out in a business suit. But I would never expose the fact that I was Superman, but I knew, that should there be any trouble, I could take care of it. James Veitch Read Quote
I think of the spam folder not as Pandora’s box but as a costume shop in which you can play and play at being whoever and whatever you wish. If only for a time. James Veitch Read Quote
I know some people whose father has basically spent their whole inheritance on scammers. He’s old; he wants to feel important, like he’s doing business, so he goes to his bank and pays out – it’s terrifying. James Veitch Read Quote
I do bits about dating but mainly about what I did and how incompetent I am, not any genuine people writing to me. James Veitch Read Quote
You can succeed as a terrible director, but try doing that with stand-up: try being a terrible comedian and getting up on stage. The funny will win out very, very quickly. James Veitch Read Quote
People say we live in an age of information overload. Right? I don’t know about that, but I just know that I get too many marketing emails. James Veitch Read Quote
