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In the old days, variety turns like me learned how to cope with failure - we all had nights when we 'died' on stage - but today's youngsters simply don't have that experience. For them, it really is instant make or break time - hence, all the tears and, hence, all the potential emotional damage.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Break Cope Damage Days Died Emotional Experience Failure Had Hence How Instant Learned Like Make Me Nights Old Old Days Potential Really Simply Stage Tears Them Time Today Turns Variety Youngsters

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No one - apart from my agent, perhaps - should leave one of my shows in tears.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Agent Apart Leave Perhaps Should Shows Tears

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There are enough tears in any child's life; we certainly don't need to add to them in the name of entertainment.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Add Any Certainly Child Enough Entertainment Life Name Need Tears Them

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Once you've experienced the warmth of an audience, the achievement of getting your first laugh, and entertaining them, singing or playing piano, it just keeps it all going.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Achievement Audience Entertaining Experienced First Getting Going Just Keeps Laugh Once Piano Playing Singing Them Warmth You Your

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I have no plans to rock myself to sleep in my bath chair yet.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Bath Chair Myself Plans Rock Sleep

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Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Compares Great Live Me Nothing Performer Show Television Theatre

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When I married Wilnelia, one of the first things I wanted to know about Puerto Rico was the quality of the golf courses.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: About Courses First First Things Golf Golf Courses Know Married Puerto Puerto Rico Quality Rico Things Wanted

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If I go out one night, I must stay in the next. It's the same with my golf. If I play one day, I don't play the next. I try to pace myself.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Day Go Golf Must Myself Next Night One Day One Night Out Pace Play Same Stay Try

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When I was a child, life felt so slow because all I wanted to do was get into show business. Each day seemed like a year, but when you get older, years pass like minutes. I wish there was a tape recorder where we could just slow our lives down.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Because Business Child Could Day Down Each Each Day Felt Get Just Life Like Lives Minutes Older Our Our Lives Pass Recorder Seemed Show Show Business Slow Tape Tape Recorder Wanted Where Wish Year Years You I Wish

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Lots of people come up to me and call me Sir Bruce now. Interviewers call me Sir with every question, but I never make a point of making people call me Sir. It doesn't matter to me, though; it was a great honour to be knighted. I'm very proud of it.

~Bruce Forsyth

Topics: Bruce Call Come Every Great Honour Lots Make Making Matter Me Never Now People Point Proud Question Sir Though Up Very

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Entertainer

Born: February 22nd, 1928

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