102 Quotes by Bruce Forsyth

When I was a child, life felt so slow because all I wanted to do was get into show business. Each day seemed like a year, but when you get older, years pass like minutes. I wish there was a tape recorder where we could just slow our lives down.

I've always been a family entertainer. Every show I have done has been suitable for any age - parents never need to worry that, if they pop out of the room, I'll say anything untoward.

It's frightening, the way life speeds up. When you're at school, time can't go fast enough.

Ambition can take the place of everything - even sex.

Goodness, that Simon Cowell is a sensitive soul.

If I couldn't move, I don't know what I would do. That would be terrifying for me; I don't know how I'd cope with that.

Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.

No one - apart from my agent, perhaps - should leave one of my shows in tears.

There are enough tears in any child's life; we certainly don't need to add to them in the name of entertainment.