82 notes January 27, 2011 An interview with Julian Barratt. I:How seriously do you want people to take you? Julian:I want to be taken seriously as one of the greatest thinkers of our time. I:How much inspiration do you get from friends? Julian:I hate them all. I:Does hanging out with dark artsy people sit well with being a comedian? Julian:I don’t particularly like being a comedian, or being thought of as one. I want the dark artsy people to surround me and impregnate me with their shadows. I:Do you have a dark side? Julian:No. I am a very uncomplicated, open, free, and happy person with a sunny disposition. I:Is stand up comedy sexy? Julian:I don’t think it’s mysterious enough. It’s too much like selling. Or crowd control. I stopped doing it some years ago and am completely happy I did. I:How important is London as a base to you? Julian:London gives me friends and panic attacks. I:Style is obviously important to you. Julian:Sometimes I wish I could dress up and doll myself up like Chris or Noel, but I look odd in make up, like a perverted vicar. Most often it doesn’t coincide with the person I imagine I look like. I like to imagine that I’m tall and willowy and yet, when I catch myself in the mirror, I see a portly, writer-shaped man with tiny red eyes, like a magician’s rabbit. I:What’s the best thing about Noel? Julian:His big black balls. Filed under oh my god