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" In terms of language, yeah we get bleeped and blurred and things, but in terms of content, I would probably say we're getting away with more here than we could get away with in Britain. And that surprised us so much! "

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" My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me. "

Graham Norton

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" It's lovely to get one successful show - the chances of finding a second one are not so hot. "

" I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case. "

" I've so exceeded what I ever wanted to do. "

" The only people who are desperate to go on the show are people we're desperate not to have on the show. "

" If you'd told the young Graham Norton that I'd one day have this amount of money, I'd have assumed it would have come from a lottery win. "

" My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, 'okay, if that's what you want'. And he was a very good guest. That's a real exception to the rule. "

" I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive. "

" The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you. "

" Tolerance is forced on people in London. "

" Those years between drama school and getting onto the stand-up circuit were pretty lean. "

" I do get pleasure from very inconsequential things, like shopping for clothes. "

" I've heard other gay people say when they were growing up they felt 'foreign.' Growing up, I was able to label these feelings as: 'I'm a Protestant.' It wasn't until I left, I thought: 'Oh, those weren't Protestant feelings.' "

" Some people think they're depressed and they go to the doctor and want pills. And you just think: 'You hate where you live, you've lost your job, your boyfriend has dumped you, could all this be why you're depressed?' "

" I spent a long time working in restaurants and making no money. It was very character-building, but I think it could have been built in a shorter time. "

" Britain's such a twisted, weird little place. "

" The BBC will always be attacked by whoever is in government. It is that George Bush thing of 'If you're not with us you are against us.' "

" I'm often dating people, but I don't say it because you sort of know it won't last long. "

" Basically, I'm a really bad interviewer. I love meeting celebrities, but then I get a bit bored. Once you meet them you thing, 'really, what an ordinary person'. "

" I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and nice is just a politeness. "

" Straight men just can't imagine the bliss of being in a relationship with someone who finds farting as funny as they do. "

" Because society places a value on masculinity, gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman says, 'You do realise this is a gay club, don't you lads?' you get all excited because you think, 'Wow, he thought I was straight!' "

" I am very quick to judge. "

Graham Norton

Quick

Judge

" I don't think anyone wants to be gay. "

" I always say I'd rather be miserable by myself than unhappy in a relationship. "

" Where I get bored is when I show up for a shoot and they want me to wear a feather boa. Too obvious a thing for a poof on the telly to do. "

Graham Norton

Bored

Want

" All my interesting stories are from before I was on television. Nothing interesting has happened to me since then. Maybe it's because the most interesting thing in my life is the show and that's on telly. "

" I think the word is adult! "

" My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living. "

" Forty freaked me out. I didn't see it coming. My life was in a state of chaos - I was moving jobs and moving house - and it just hit me like a ton of bricks. "

Graham Norton

Life

Moving