Quotes from Declan Donnelly

Anyone who's ever had a loved one go through addiction will know just how devastating it can be and how tough it is for those around them, as much as it is for the addict.

I'll worry about something and get stressed whereas Ant is usually a bit more chilled about things.

Saturday mornings, you've got three hours of live telly and it's really forgiving.

We were pushing the boundaries a bit of Saturday morning telly and trying new things.

The thing that I miss more than anything is doing Saturday morning telly. It was the best, best, best three years.

There's been times when it has been tough professionally.

Ant was the only person who knew I was going to propose.

I think there is more to this world than we can possibly fathom. There's got to be.

We're more pub and football guys rather than walking the red carpets.

Nobody ever sets out to make a flop, but it's going to happen. You have to pick yourself up, dust yourself down and say: 'Right, we go again.'

I love a bathroom and fluffy bathrobe. Bear Grylls and camping... that's not me!

My dad was born in Desertmartin at the foot of Slieve Gallion.

I was an average student. Not a dunce. Used to play for the school football team.

The first meaningful friendship moment we had was when Ant sent me a Fred Flintstone Christmas card and it said, 'To Dec from Ant, have a yabba dabba do Christmas.'

Thank you to everyone who works with us on our shows for making us look like we know what we're doing.

We always said our career was built on our friendship and that our friendship was the secret of our success. The career just happened by accident.

No one looks forward to getting old do they?

You know you're getting older when the record executives start getting younger.

We had one big album and we started working on the 'Ant and Dec Show' and we had a really good time.

I always watch the Morecambe and Wise Christmas special.

There is always someone you are going to miss and for me it's my dad. I always hoped he would see me marry, but these things happen in life. I know he is proud of me.

I think we're paid a going rate for how well our shows do.

We saw the band as an acting job - it was an extension of 'Byker Grove.' We were even still called PJ and Duncan.

We have got offered some shows in America, but really dopey shows - like reality shows.