I tend to be more of a novel writer. In fact, some of my novels started out as short stories, and I just got carried away! I think some of my best writing is in the short story form, but novels come more naturally to me.
Bruce Coville
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When I was a kid, I read books that made me laugh but also made me shiver in terror. I wanted to make books that made other people feel the same way.
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It was memorable the first time 'The New Yorker' bought a cartoon from me. I had been sending them batches for years every week, and they didn't respond to them.
Bruce Eric Kaplan
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My dad always told me, 'I don't care what you do. Just aim to be the best at it. Even if it's the world's best window cleaner.'
Bruce Dickinson
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My good health, coupled with joy of tobogganing and my desire to be the best, has helped me stay in professional sport for so long.
Armin Zoggeler
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It's self-soothing for me to draw. So if I'm upset, drawing makes me less upset.
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I find that fencing and training give me more stamina and help me deal with the craziness of being on the road so much.
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I used cartoons as diaries. I still do. They're my way of figuring out the world, what's happening to me or what I'm thinking about.
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As an adult, it's hard for me to remember my mother before her sickness. But if I go back into childhood, I can access that.
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Don't ask me to put up a shelf, but I love engineering.
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No, I never - no one ever - I never learned anything when I was a kid. Honestly, my parents had nothing to tell me - like, no wisdom, nothing.
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I was an accident - my mum was only 16 when she had me.
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If you really want to annoy me, ask me when I'm going to retire from rock n' roll.
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It's the combination of marrying a beautiful woman three decades younger and my iPad that keeps me young.
Bruce Forsyth
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I do lead a careful diet, I don't overeat, I have fruit and vegetables every day and I drink a lot of water. And my darling wife keeps me so young it is ridiculous. Being with her is an inspiration as well.
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Not working is bad for you. It is my drug, it gives me a high; most performers will tell you that. And there is nothing like the high that an audience gives you.
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Just doing any kind of work - even an interview for breakfast television - makes me feel happy.
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Some people hate the sight of me as soon as they see me on television. They loathe the look of me, and I accept that from the days of variety. I would walk on and some people would open a newspaper and think, 'He's first on, so he can't be any good.' I accept that.
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It gets harder every day to get out of bed. I don't feel like it loads of the time. It is only my exercise routine which wakes me up.
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If I couldn't move, I don't know what I would do. That would be terrifying for me; I don't know how I'd cope with that.
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When you've been brought up in variety, I think timing is always important in your life. If I'm ever late for anything, whether it's personal or business, I always apologise. 'I'm sorry I'm late,' and all that. And if somebody is late meeting me, I expect them to say 'I'm sorry I'm late.' It's just, shall we say, showbiz etiquette of my day.
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It's sad when you see most of your friends in the business gone, like Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howard, Eric Morecambe, Roy Castle, Les Dawson. They were very dear to me. You no longer have the chance to bump into them at a celebrity do.
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Golf is hugely important, as it keeps me going.
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Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show.
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