Alan Titchmarsh

Once I was on a plane and a woman said to me, 'Now, what's the matter with my tomatoes?' And I said,…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I was very inventive. I lived in my own world - my dad said I was a loner. Not lonely, just happy…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I've covered a lot of the British countryside and the UK from top to bottom and side to side. It's such a…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I think I was always realistic - well, not the Percy thing, that was ridiculous - but I never dreamed of being…

— Alan Titchmarsh

Always take much less than you think you'll need.

— Alan Titchmarsh

I don't spend much on clothes. I buy old books. I tell myself I ought to save - it's the classic Northern…

— Alan Titchmarsh

Depends on the evening. A good red wine is nice in cold weather. A Claret or a Rioja. I've got a good…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I love Chatsworth, Winchester Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle... Every time I'm in the vicinity of something old and worth looking at, I try…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I don't like people being rude. Bad manners and arrogance make me cross. People making others feel uncomfortable. And I really don't…

— Alan Titchmarsh

When I'm in Italy on a Friday night, my first supper there is a big bowl of fresh pasta and a glass…

— Alan Titchmarsh

At school I was called Fred, which is my middle name. At that time, Fred was considered to be a bit of…

— Alan Titchmarsh

People think cruises are for old folk, but they are amazing, as you get to see so many places, and you're never…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I get up to 400 letters a week, so I have a full-time PA, but I try to answer everything. People don't…

— Alan Titchmarsh

Oh, and I have to mention one lady who does all of my book covers in cross stitch and frames them. Muriel.…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I never get bored of my wife. It's lovely.

— Alan Titchmarsh

I get nice letters, but really I have no idea. I just try to enthuse people. You've been married for 31 years.

— Alan Titchmarsh

Julia Roberts was really rather lovely. I had to interview her on Pebble Mill At One years ago. You learn not to…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I had the heaviest paper round in Ilkley, West Yorks, and if you look at my shoulders one is still lower than…

— Alan Titchmarsh

Georgian England, to see those wonderful houses being built. And the clothes were interesting too, although I wouldn't want to wear a…

— Alan Titchmarsh

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…

— Alan Titchmarsh

“perhaps that's the secret. Perhaps what people should really ask is, "are you content?" It's about getting in touch with reality. About…

— Alan Titchmarsh

I love Paris for its wide boulevards and cafes, and Rome for the ancient history, as seen at the Forum.

— Alan Titchmarsh

“Life. As solid and as strong as a rock one minute, then hanging by a thread the next”

— Alan Titchmarsh

Don't overdo the booze especially while flying - just because it's there doesn't mean you need to drink it. Everything in moderation.

— Alan Titchmarsh

Alan Bennett and Judi Dench are amazingly talented people who don't let you down when you meet them.

— Alan Titchmarsh