Graham Norton

Tolerance is forced on people in London. ”

The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you. ”

The BBC will always be attacked by whoever is in government. It is that George Bush thing of 'If you're not with us you are against us.' ”

A comedian's a comedian. They're a very kind of cynical bunch. I guess that's why I like them. ”

All my day is spent dealing with other people. When I come home I like it to be empty. The presence of others in my house kind of annoys me. I love coming home and shutting the doors. I feel brain dead. I'm relatively available, but not to live with. ”

I'm often dating people, but I don't say it because you sort of know it won't last long. ”

Straight men just can't imagine the bliss of being in a relationship with someone who finds farting as funny as they do. ”

I always say I'd rather be miserable by myself than unhappy in a relationship. ”

Basically, I'm a really bad interviewer. I love meeting celebrities, but then I get a bit bored. Once you meet them you thing, 'really, what an ordinary person'. ”

The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it's a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky. ”