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Ambition can take the place of everything - even sex.

Bruce Forsyth

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Bruce Forsyth
Age: 89 †
Born: 1928
Born: February 22
Died: 2017
Died: August 18
Comedian
Dancer
Film Actor
Game Show Host
Presenter
Screenwriter
Singer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Presenter
Edmonton
London
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson
Ambition
Sex
Place
Everything
Take
Even

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It may be an old cliche, but I think true love will last it has no end. But finding the right person is a very difficult thing.
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Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.
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Although I'm predominantly known for game-shows, I do prefer to be known as a performer.
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Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.
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Nice to see you, to see you nice
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I don't do close-ups any more. I am better looking from the waist downwards.
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They do say, the smaller the feet, the better the dancer.
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I'm not even really a joke-teller. I can do ad-lib and banter, but I don't do jokes.
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I am not doddery... doddery I am not!
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Once you've experienced the warmth of an audience, the achievement of getting your first laugh, and entertaining them, singing or playing piano, it just keeps it all going.
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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 don't find very often, then that is what love is all about.
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When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.
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I do lead a careful diet, I don't 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.
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I read a lot when I'm away. I love courtroom dramas and I'm always looking for new authors.
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It's frightening, the way life speeds up. When you're at school, time can't go fast enough.
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That Mick Jagger, I feel sorry for him. After all these years he still can't get no satisfaction.
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Golf is hugely important, as it keeps me going.
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My father earned every penny he had, and I would have loved to have bought him a Rolls-Royce because his whole life was cars. Sadly, he didn't live to see the day when I could have done that for him, which still hurts.
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On stage, I think I'm 35. Working takes over my whole body and I become a younger man - that's why I won't stop.
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No one - apart from my agent, perhaps - should leave one of my shows in tears.
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