A biography for Declan Donnellyhasn’t been written yet.
“I learnt violin at school and hated it. I wish I'd learnt guitar or piano.”
“We did a version of 'You Bet' called 'Wanna Bet' in the U.S. a couple of years ago. It was a good little show but the network put it on over the summer on Mondays so nobody watched it.”
“I'm not sure how much Ant and I are insured against each other. I've heard it's a couple of million. However much it is, it would never be compensation for losing your best mate. I've never wanted to work alone since we started together. All the ideas we have are for the pair of us.”
“When we used to watch some BBC kids' shows it felt like some of the presenters were parental figures, we wanted to be their cheeky uncles really, their fun uncles, and speak to them on their level.”
“Ant and Dec seemed a natural name for us - it was just how people referred to us, cos we were always together. I've never resented the fact that his name comes first.”
“I think Ant and I were ambitious because of where we come from. Both of us are from working-class families on council estates in Newcastle.”
“When we met Susan Boyle she was a very unassuming lady. We didn't expect anything and we were probably a little dismissive of her.”
“I couldn't do 'I'm A Celeb' because I know too much.”
“People would always try and set me up, which was awkward. You can't set me up on a blind date because she will automatically know more about me.”
“You'd have to get my money out of my cold dead hand before I gambled it away.”
“I think there is more to this world than we can possibly fathom. There's got to be.”
“I'll worry about something and get stressed whereas Ant is usually a bit more chilled about things.”
“Cool is just something we've never been.”
“The real big learning curve for us was 'SM:TV.'”
“You know you're getting older when the record executives start getting younger.”
“Right is what you should do, wrong is what you really want to do.”
“I go for a sensible dinner with the wife when I can.”
“We're more pub and football guys rather than walking the red carpets.”
“When you're younger you feel more invincible - that nothing is ever going to get you down or beat you. When you get a bit older, you realise the fragility of things, how easy it is to get caught out by things - and Ant did.”
“When people are so nice about you, you get emotional and cry. But we never take it for granted.”