Graham Norton Quotes

"My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living."
- Graham Norton
(Related: Ambition, Being, Living, Waiting)

"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."
- Graham Norton
(Related: People, Famous, Guests, Want)

"The only people who are desperate to go on the show are people we're desperate not to have on the show."
- Graham Norton
(Related: People)

"My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, 'okay, if that's what you want'. And he was a very good guest. That's a real exception to the rule."
- Graham Norton
(Related: Day, Guest, Want)

"I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy."
- Graham Norton
(Related: Actor, Comedy)

"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."
- Graham Norton
(Related: Home, Love, People, Day)

"I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive."
- Graham Norton
(Related: Heart, Singing)

"I don't think I've got bad taste. I've got no taste."
- Graham Norton
(Related: Taste)

"In terms of language, yeah we get bleeped and blurred and things, but in terms of content, I would probably say we're getting away with more here than we could get away with in Britain. And that surprised us so much!"
- Graham Norton
(Related: Content, Language)