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Graham Norton is an Irish television presenter, comedian, and writer, famous for his witty humor and lively interviews. His long-running BBC talk show has featured many global celebrities and is known for its unique blend of comedy and candid conversation. He continues to be one of the most popular and influential figures in British and Irish entertainment. Here are 51 of his quotes:

I am really bad at actually interviewing people.

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I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive.

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I am very quick to judge.

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My parents grew up working class, but in that way that working class families do, they spent a fortune on education to better me.

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I don't think anyone wants to be gay.

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It sounds deeply shallow, but for brief spells every member of the public can be fascinating.

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I loved Lucille Ball growing up.

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Occasionally the state of the planet can knock me off my perky perch.

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Because society places a value on masculinity, gay men aspire to it. If you go to a gay club and the doorman says, 'You do realise this is a gay club, don't you lads?' you get all excited because you think, 'Wow, he thought I was straight!'

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Some people think they're depressed and they go to the doctor and want pills. And you just think: 'You hate where you live, you've lost your job, your boyfriend has dumped you, could all this be why you're depressed?'

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I'd like to retire at 50 but I don't want to sell papers in the middle of London on a Zimmer.

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Forty freaked me out. I didn't see it coming. My life was in a state of chaos - I was moving jobs and moving house - and it just hit me like a ton of bricks.

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Those years between drama school and getting onto the stand-up circuit were pretty lean.

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Tolerance is forced on people in London.

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Where I get bored is when I show up for a shoot and they want me to wear a feather boa. Too obvious a thing for a poof on the telly to do.

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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.

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I've heard other gay people say when they were growing up they felt 'foreign.' Growing up, I was able to label these feelings as: 'I'm a Protestant.' It wasn't until I left, I thought: 'Oh, those weren't Protestant feelings.'

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Do I have more depth than I'm given credit for? No!

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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.

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You don't want to be hard to look at. Plain very good, hard to look at bad. The plain shall inherit the earth; time is our friend.

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I spent a long time working in restaurants and making no money. It was very character-building, but I think it could have been built in a shorter time.

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If you'd told the young Graham Norton that I'd one day have this amount of money, I'd have assumed it would have come from a lottery win.

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