Bear Grylls

“My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.”

“The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.”

“I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.”

“It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.”

“I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.”

“All my life the only thing I've been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.”

“Survival can be summed up in three words - never give up. That's the heart of it really. Just keep trying.”

“I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.”

“I love home cooking, and I'm not a great one for fast food.”

“My faith isn't very churchy, it's a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.”