You hope people won't be tricky or miserable. If you're in public life, it's important not to be. If someone says, 'I like your programme, thank you,' you should be grateful. I am. Why be nasty? — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
Once I was on a plane and a woman said to me, 'Now, what's the matter with my tomatoes?' And I said, 'Well, it's… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I was very inventive. I lived in my own world - my dad said I was a loner. Not lonely, just happy in my… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I've covered a lot of the British countryside and the UK from top to bottom and side to side. It's such a pity more… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I think I was always realistic - well, not the Percy thing, that was ridiculous - but I never dreamed of being a racing… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I don't spend much on clothes. I buy old books. I tell myself I ought to save - it's the classic Northern work ethic.… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
Depends on the evening. A good red wine is nice in cold weather. A Claret or a Rioja. I've got a good gin we… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I love Chatsworth, Winchester Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle... Every time I'm in the vicinity of something old and worth looking at, I try to go.… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
I don't like people being rude. Bad manners and arrogance make me cross. People making others feel uncomfortable. And I really don't like it… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
When I'm in Italy on a Friday night, my first supper there is a big bowl of fresh pasta and a glass of local… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
At school I was called Fred, which is my middle name. At that time, Fred was considered to be a bit of a horrible… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
People think cruises are for old folk, but they are amazing, as you get to see so many places, and you're never stuck as… — Alan Titchmarsh Copy Share Image
