Quotes from Fiona Bruce

The best thing, on 'Question Time,' is when the reality confronts the rhetoric.

I think having a healthy distrust of authority is a good thing, within certain parameters, obviously.

Outside certain parameters, I don't consider myself that serious a person.

I met someone with a title on my first day, Baronet von Something, and I thought: 'Look at me, I've really grafted. Who are these people who have just waltzed into Oxford? I don't want to hang out with those people. They're nothing like me.'

I was the first person in my family to go to university so it was quite a big deal for us.

I'm used to doing a lot of live broadcasting.

Question Time' had been on my fantasy bucket list for some time. Of all the jobs in broadcasting that's the job I knew I wanted to do.

I still remember watching 'Antiques Roadshow' as a child with my parents, on a Sunday night, sitting in our 1970s living room.

If I were to say anything to my 18-year-old self, it would be, 'Loosen up. Chill out.'

I haven't done Botox. Although there are a few women on screen who do, and if you don't do it, which I don't, you look pretty rough by comparison.

You don't present a show like 'Crimewatch' without developing a real respect for the justice system in this country.

My parents' set-up was very traditional, whereas that's not the life I've chosen to lead.

Family is the priority. Your job never loves you back, that's the way I look at it.

I'm always disappointed by women who say they prefer working with men. What is that all about? I love working with women, I love the company of women.

Age is definitely an issue for women in TV. There comes a point - especially if you're a woman - when your career just falls off a cliff. I'm not being self-pitying. That's just the way it is.

If you take over a programme from a longstanding incumbent, not everyone's going to like it.

I had done debate programmes before and quite often you go into them thinking: 'I might need to build some energy in the room.' 'On Question Time,' the reverse is true. A lot of the time, I am just trying to not have it turn into a slanging match.

I really like sitting down with my daughter to watch programmes like 'Call the Midwife,' '24 hours in A&E,' 'One Born Every Minute' and 'Our Girl.' It's just the two of us, which is really nice.

Have I ever presented a programme I don't watch? Well, I've done loads of programmes that no one else watched!

Antiques Roadshow' was the first job I had taken since my children were born that took me away from them consistently over a period of time. That was a big adjustment for all of us.

Brexit can tend to be a dialogue of the deaf.

I conquered my phobia of camping, although I doubt I'll be pitching my tent at a muddy festival any time soon.

Pudding is my favourite part of any meal and I always have one if I can manage it.

My father was MD of Unilever, so we followed him around the world.