Quotes by Bruce Forsyth

“You cant call Ronnie Barker a comedian - he was an actor and a great writer.”

“I cant wait for the new series to start - even my feet are getting anxious.”

“It`s very nice to get the title and especially to know that you have made contact with young people and that they like what you`re doing.”

“Its very nice to get the title, and especially to know that you have made contact with young people and that they like what youre doing.”

“I cant wait to get on that Avenue and dance on my little patch,”

“Id like to be next to Judy Dench purely because I think she might get me a part as a Bond villain. I think I would be a good villain.”

“They dont frighten us any more,”

In the old days, variety turns like me learned how to cope with failure - we all had nights when we died on stage - but todays youngsters simply dont have that experience. For them, it really is instant make or break time - hence, all the tears and, hence, all the potential emotional damage.

The secret to a happy marriage is if you can be at peace with someone within four walls, if you are content because the one you love is near to you, either upstairs or downstairs, or in the same room, and you feel that warmth that you dont find very often, then that is what love is all about.

Its sad when you see most of your friends in the business gone, like Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howard, Eric Morecambe, Roy Castle, Les Dawson. They were very dear to me. You no longer have the chance to bump into them at a celebrity do.

I do lead a careful diet, I dont overeat, I have fruit and vegetables every day and I drink a lot of water. And my darling wife keeps me so young it is ridiculous. Being with her is an inspiration as well.

I hate the term arm candy. But, look, a womans 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.