Quotes from Declan Donnelly

When we met Susan Boyle she was a very unassuming lady. We didn't expect anything and we were probably a little dismissive of her.

It's naive to think we're the only living beings in this universe.

When we used to watch some BBC kids' shows it felt like some of the presenters were parental figures, we wanted to be their cheeky uncles really, their fun uncles, and speak to them on their level.

We know what it's like to audition as kids and how nerve-racking it is.

I was a bit nervous before I got married and Ant said to me: 'Honestly, it just gets better.' It's amazing and the best thing I ever did.

When people are so nice about you, you get emotional and cry. But we never take it for granted.

I'd like to do 'Strictly' because you learn something.

Ours is a career built on a friendship, not a friendship built on a career.

I can be quite argumentative and stubborn if I get a bee in my bonnet. I can be quite a pain.

We want to bring the kids, the parents, the grandparents and grandkids together, we want them to have a shared viewing experience. We want the kids to talk about it in the playground, dad to talk about it down the pub, grandma to talk about it while she's out shopping.

I'm not sure I'm confident in the viewing public seeing every side of me and I'm not sure I'm confident enough that I'd allow myself to be that exposed.

I learnt violin at school and hated it. I wish I'd learnt guitar or piano.

When times were good, we made more money. When times are bad, we make less money.

We don't get any hate mail.