Bruce Forsyth

“In my mind, everything is too sanitised on television - what is wrong with things going wrong?”

“People think I am the crazy person on stage, but I know how to relax.”

“A round of golf is the ideal antidote to stress.”

“I can tell by the way somebody walks if they can dance or not. Just by the rhythm.”

“Once you've experienced the warmth of an audience, the achievement of getting your first laugh, and entertaining them, singing or playing piano, it just keeps it all going.”

“When I was a child, life felt so slow because all I wanted to do was get into show business. Each day seemed like a year, but when you get older, years pass like minutes. I wish there was a tape recorder where we could just slow our lives down.”

“When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.”

“Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.”

“It's the combination of marrying a beautiful woman three decades younger and my iPad that keeps me young.”

“I read a lot when I'm away. I love courtroom dramas and I'm always looking for new authors.”

“In the old days, variety turns like me learned how to cope with failure - we all had nights when we 'died' on stage - but today's youngsters simply don't have that experience. For them, it really is instant make or break time - hence, all the tears and, hence, all the potential emotional damage.”

“I hate the term 'arm candy.' But, look, a woman's figure is a beautiful thing, and if she has shapely legs, then she should show them off, because men love to see that. Not just heterosexual men - gay men like to see a woman in her beauty and the shape of her.”

“My holidays are very important. Mind you, I take a very long one every year.”

“They do say, the smaller the feet, the better the dancer.”