At 21 I was all over the place, I had no direction, I left London because I was getting into loads of… — Jay Blades Direction Copy Share Image
I take in loads of information at one time - listening, reading people's faces, watching their mouths and then storing it in… — Jay Blades Brain Copy Share Image
I was running a charity that taught teenagers about furniture restoration. The Guardian online did a piece with me and it went… — Jay Blades Charity Copy Share Image
There are islands in this world that are full of plastic, full of the things that we consume. But because it's over… — Jay Blades Consume Copy Share Image
My mother put me into a competition in Clacton-on-Sea in which people attempted to be the quickest eater of 100 Jacob's Cream… — Jay Blades Body Copy Share Image
We have become part of the throwaway culture where if something's broken, throw it away, buy new. It's just easier, more convenient.… — Jay Blades Community Copy Share Image
My reading ability is that of an 11-year-old. I've had a test. I was alright with numbers, but not reading. — Jay Blades Ability Copy Share Image
When the teacher tells you you're a dunce and you're never going to amount to anything, that sticks with you. — Jay Blades Anything Copy Share Image
My mum was incredibly resourceful and there were loads of aunts and uncles around who helped. — Jay Blades Around Copy Share Image
I've got my own businesses, employing people that I want to employ. How cool is that? — Jay Blades Business Copy Share Image
Listen, I'm a 6ft 3in black geezer from Hackney, I have had a lot negative stuff to deal with in my life.… — Jay Blades Black Copy Share Image
It's unbelievable what I discovered within Hackney. Just meeting my old mates, but also meeting historians that knew everything about it. — Jay Blades Everything Copy Share Image
The beauty with cameras now is that people are able to start recording stuff. Imagine all of the stuff that's gone on… — Jay Blades Beauty Copy Share Image
To become famous in your late 40s is a really, really weird concept. People come up to me and call my name… — Jay Blades Famous Copy Share Image
That's one of the things is that when I first got into this TV world. It's like, you have to be doing… — Jay Blades Doing Copy Share Image
For several days I lived in my car in a retail park just off the M5. My ex-wife called the police and… — Jay Blades Car Copy Share Image
Celebrate those mistakes, the mistakes that we make as consumers or the mistakes that we made as a novice at DIY. Those… — Jay Blades Brilliant Copy Share Image
There is one moment I'd like to go back to and tell myself, things are going to get better. I was 19… — Jay Blades Better Copy Share Image
I never anticipated that I would be writing a book and never anticipated that people would want to read it and it'd… — Jay Blades Book Copy Share Image
Jay's Yorkshire Workshop' is a place which changes lives. I've set it up because I believe everybody can achieve something they don't… — Jay Blades Achieve Copy Share Image
