Obviously you can't please everyone. I'm sure some people say, 'Bloody old Len Goodman gets on my nerves.

I've never really been very good at marriage. It's one of my failures. I've tried my best, but I do realise the common denominator is me; it's something I'm doing.

You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.

On the dance floor, as much as you say, 'Ladies, you are the car. He is the driver. You can only go where he takes you,' they still try to be in control.

I haven't danced since 1973; I'm too old.

The thing with children is they're a bit like baking a fruitcake: you throw all the ingredients in but you never know how they're going to turn out.

I try to keep myself in the best of company and my horses in the worst of company.