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Graham Norton

(1963) Television Presenter Ireland

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Graham Norton is a television presenter from Ireland, best known for Holding.

Quick Facts About Graham Norton

Born: April 4, 1963
Nationality: Ireland
Profession: Television Presenter
Notable works: Holding
Known for: The Graham Norton Show, So Graham Norton, V Graham Norton
Spouse: Jono McLeod

About Graham Norton

Graham William Walker, known professionally as Graham Norton, is an Irish comedian, broadcaster, actor, and writer. He is best known as a chat show host, having presented The Graham Norton Show since 2007. Norton has won the British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance a record six times and has an additional BAFTA win for producing. He has been noted for his innuendo-laden dialogue and flamboyant presentation style.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Graham Norton

If it was possible for me to adopt, I probably would, but no one's going to let me adopt.

Let me

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I am really bad at actually interviewing people.

People

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I loved Lucille Ball growing up.

Balls

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I've heard other gay people say when they were growing up they felt 'foreign.' Growing up, I was able to label these…

Able

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Do I have more depth than I'm given credit for? No!

Credit

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I always say I'd rather be miserable by myself than unhappy in a relationship.

Miserable

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The BBC will always be attacked by whoever is in government. It is that George Bush thing of 'If you're not with…

Against

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Well, certainly I think American television is - that's proper TV.

Television

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My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like,…

Exception

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I've so exceeded what I ever wanted to do.

Wanted

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I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive.

Alive

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

Fascinating

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I think the word is adult!

Adults

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Where I get bored is when I show up for a shoot and they want me to wear a feather boa. Too…

Bored

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In my experience the difference between a straight and a bisexual is about four pints

Bisexual

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I don't think I've got bad taste. I've got no taste.

Bad taste

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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…

Happened

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Occasionally the state of the planet can knock me off my perky perch.

Perky

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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…

Aspire

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The BBC is a victim of its own independence.

Freedom

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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…

Away

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The only time I took Ecstacy was years and years ago. It was absolutely amazing.

Drug

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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…

Doctors

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I am camp. Lots of gay men can't cope with their campness. They are in denial about it.

Camping

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It's amazing how I can just ramble on for hours, isn't it? And so unentertaining or uninteresting. But I can ramble on…

Amazing

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