The young people working for me are ambitious and hard-working. That work ethic has always been a trait of the British.

So I would only feel guilt if I misled somebody who was terrible.

The end of the animal trade would leave more time to trap or beat to death pop star wannabes.

I honestly can't ever imagine retiring because I don't know what else I would do - even when I'm on holiday, 70% of the time I'm working. I think I'd like to go out on the job so, ideally, 'And the winner is... Ooooh, and he's gone!'

Anything I shouldn't laugh at makes me laugh. I mean, I'm bad at that, when somebody is singing something terribly and I'm thinking to myself, 'If I laugh now, this is the absolute worst thing I could ever do,' and then I start laughing and I can't stop.

Every show I've ever, you know, produced, essentially it's the show I want to watch myself.

If I had to say who is the number-one most powerful figure is in reality TV, it's very easy. It is the general public. They're the only people who have power now.