Ross Kemp

“War is not cheap, but it's the human cost that's the highest.”

“I really enjoy travelling around the world. I get to meet some extraordinary people.”

“I do dream about Afghanistan. I wake up and think I'm still there.”

“I think we have always had a fascination for gangs and gangsters, and I think we always will.”

“I would never ever talk about my own personal life in an interview.”

“There is no such thing as the worst gang because they're all pretty bad. It is very difficult to classify them in terms of who is worse than the other because they all have pretty bad things associated with them.”

“When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside.”

“It's an odd feeling, knowing someone is trying to kill you. On the front line, you learn quickly that if you're in the path of a bullet, you will get hit.”

“Sunglasses are a bit like watches for me - a real obsession. My favourites are Oakleys, Ray-Bans and Wileys, which are worn by the U.S. military.”

“On my travels around the world, I've met people in countries where democracy doesn't exist and if it does, they are intimidated into voting in a certain way.”

“If you offer me a job sitting in a Winnebago with make-up girls and free food, I'm probably going to take it.”

“I've always had a lot of time for servicemen. Yet there's been this bad relationship between civilians and the armed services. We say to soldiers, 'We want you when we want you, but stay away in peacetime. We're proud of you, but keep away from my daughter and don't come drinking in my pub.'”

“I have seen incredible bravery from very young guys, the young generation that people write off.”

“If I have a weakness, it's for timepieces - if I see one I like and can afford it, I'll buy it.”

“I always get very fit if I'm going away filming for two months in Afghanistan or wherever.”

“I'm an old git now, so I would say this, but television was better when there were less channels. There was more concentration and selection in terms of the output.”

“Jewelry is fine on some guys, but it's not for me.”

“It only takes around 60 seconds to cast your vote in the polling station. 60 seconds to protect the economy, 60 seconds to protect your jobs, 60 seconds to protect the services your family relies on. A lot is at stake during those 60 seconds.”

“When checking in at an airport, no matter how rude the check-in person is to you, always smile and be nice because you don't know what kind of day they've had. You are going on holiday and they're stuck wherever they are. Be nice to them because they can re-route your baggage to wherever they feel like.”

“For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of their lives. I know because I've looked into the eyes and the faces of grieving mothers.”