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

Graham Norton

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Graham Norton
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: April 4
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If it was possible for me to adopt, I probably would, but no one's going to let me adopt.
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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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All my interesting stories are from before I was on television. Nothing interesting has happened to me since then. Maybe it's because the most interesting thing in my life is the show and that's on telly.
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I am really bad at actually interviewing people.
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Do I have more depth than I'm given credit for? No!
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You don't want money to make you a social freak where you can only hang out with rich people.
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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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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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I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything.
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