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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
Content
Language
I don't think I've got bad taste. I've got no taste.
Graham Norton
Taste
I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive.
Graham Norton
Heart
Singing
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
Home
Love
People
Day
I was a failed actor but I still wanted to show off, so I ended up doing live comedy.
Graham Norton
Actor
Comedy
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
Day
Guest
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
People
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
People
Famous
Guests
Want
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
Ambition
Being
Living
Waiting
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'.
Graham Norton
Love
Meeting