When I interviewed a bloke wearing a balaclava on Newsnight. He refused to remove it and halfway through our interview he forgot he was wearing it, took a sip of water and couldn't find his mouth. It's quite hard to hold it together when that happens.

Emily Maitlis

One of the reasons why I don't leave Northampton is that the people don't treat me like a celebrity. I've been here for years; I'm just that bloke with long hair.

Alan Moore

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

Alan Shearer

I am much more happy in a country pub with 10 blokes having a pint than going to a night club.

Alastair Cook

I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.

Alfie Allen

Confidence in a bloke would be arrogance in a woman. For years, I didn't give interviews because I was scared of people judging me or thinking I was arrogant.

Alice Lowe

Australia has always encouraged the little bloke to have a go, the Aussie battler to get up.

Andrew Forrest

A bloke like Kyle Sandilands, he's never boring.

Anh Do

Sad old blokes, I'm told, now dream of me with a whip in hand.

Anne Robinson

In our day-to-day lives we're not very introspective - especially not British northern blokes.

Ant McPartlin

I was one of four blokes that done drama at my school.

Ant McPartlin

I go through money like a bloke with three arms.

Anton du Beke

I'm a Kiwi country boy, approachable, genuine, never getting too far ahead of myself, a straightforward kind of bloke.

Beauden Barrett

At yoga you get some sense of spiritual space so that people don't intrude. You can go there and close your eyes and no one will talk to you. People are too worried about not fainting to bother with some bloke who was on the telly.

Bill Bailey

I've been brewing my own beer with this ex-army bloke.

Bob Mortimer

Look, I've always been a confident bloke. I'm grateful to my mother for that.

Bryan Brown

My wife Jane left me for another man. Then I fell in love with a bloke. I have been gay ever since.

Craig Revel Horwood

I love how the men stand around cooking the barbie while the women have done all the work beforehand doing the marinade and making the salads and then everybody says, 'what a great barbie' to the guy cooking. A barbecue is just the ultimate blokes' pastime, isn't it?

Curtis Stone

I'm difficult to cast. In comedy, if there's a female character, usually written by a bloke, she's either the ditsy good-looking one, or the sexually aggressive one. I never fit into those.

Daisy May Cooper

What intrigues me is that there are funny people in the real East End. It's famous for it. There'd be blokes dressing up as women as a lark, but 'EastEnders' seems blind to the fact that they enjoy a laugh. There should be a cheery chappy on there.

David Jason

It's funny. I don't really think of us as TV presenters. I think of TV presenters as responsible people who show children what to do with empty fairy liquid bottles. Not a couple of blokes who don't mind telling kids to shut up.

Declan Donnelly