A biography for Paddy McGuinnesshasn’t been written yet.
“Even when you're right in the middle of a tour and you've done 30 or 40 shows, you still get them butterflies in the stomach right before you go on stage.”
“Benchmark has got a lot of playability. You can sit with your family and friends, and you'll all have an opinion about what the answer is. What's amazing is when some of the answers are revealed, it creates even more discussion.”
“The worst job that I ever did, I used to have a Saturday job cleaning the dough off bread-making machines for Warburtons in Bolton. That was horrendous.”
“I think the charm that 'Take Me Out' has, is that your mum and dad can watch, understand and enjoy it, students can understand it and you can watch it with your friends.”
“Phoenix Nights' was really starting to take off. But I was scared to leave my job in case things didn't work out.”
“I'd like people to be more aware of the benefits of communities. Lots of problems could be solved that way.”
“I didn't like flying - although not in a 'Mr T' way.”
“You'll always remember your first car and the memories that come with it - that sense of adventure!”
“When you're filming any show off a live audience, you get a feedback straightaway about how it's going, and the audience always enjoyed it.”
“Well I've obviously been a guest on most TV shows and spoken a little bit and that but I got the call to stand in for Paul O'Grady when he was off.”
“I was scared of running off to be a comedian and then having to come back with my tail between my legs.”
“And when the kids were born, I had that strange working-class mentality of these kids are here now, I've gotta provide for 'em.”
“Back when I was a young lad, I'm not condoning this, but there wasn't as much traffic on the roads. My dad used to drive a Hillman Avenger, and he would take me on the road driving that.”
“I was just like that anyhow - wherever I used to work, jobs-wise, I'd always be in the canteen talking to people and laughing and everything.”
“When you think back to 'Top Gear' of old as well and people loved it and still will in my eyes, but when they did the trips, that's what everyone talked about.”
“I think blokes definitely sweat on most things when it comes to being questioned by women.”