I felt proud of Hackney before but now even more so with the history. Some of the history is dark, but you… — Jay Blades Dark Copy Share Image
I think when you don't see tomorrow and you don't see yourself in tomorrow, you're in that kind of zone and it's… — Jay Blades Come Copy Share Image
Growing up on a council estate in Hackney, you didn't show emotion or vulnerability. — Jay Blades Growing up Copy Share Image
At one stage, I hated the police with a passion, because of how they treated me, how they treated my friends. — Jay Blades Friends Copy Share Image
I am heavily dyslexic and if they send me a script I can't read it. They tell me who is coming on… — Jay Blades Coming Copy Share Image
It's all about sustainability, it's all about teaching the next generation as to what they should be doing and what they can… — Jay Blades Environment Copy Share Image
The item I prize in the kitchen is the mixing bowl, which can represent the start of something beautiful. — Jay Blades Beautiful Copy Share Image
School had two big influences on me. First, the racism I received - being called names and having eight people out to… — Jay Blades Food Copy Share Image
Even when we decided to home school our daughter, I would be there for all the practical things - bringing her into… — Jay Blades Children Copy Share Image
My charity lost its funding and my marriage broke down and I felt like a failure and I couldn't go on. — 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 Right Copy Share Image
You can't beat a traditional afternoon tea - I drink about 10 cups of tea a day and have a very sweet tooth. — Jay Blades Afternoon 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
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 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
If you make something, your mental health will benefit. It could be something really small, but every day you will have a… — Jay Blades Day 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
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
My alarm is set for six o'clock but every day at half five, I'm up - let's go, let's go! — Jay Blades Alarm 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
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
