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

- Len Goodman

The truth is, I've been lucky. But just like the waltz, life has its own rhythm of rise and fall.

- Len Goodman

There are no gentlemen in anything competitive - you want to win.

- Len Goodman

Children give life a reason to be - they make life.

- Len Goodman

I'm a cup of tea in a world of lattes.

- Len Goodman

I get so annoyed at people not looking after their parents. The deal is when we are growing up they look after us and as they grow older we look afte…

- Len Goodman

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.

- Len Goodman

You have to speak your mind, but without being cruel.

- Len Goodman

I always think of a show like a plant - a little pruning now and then keeps it healthy, but you shouldn't pull it out and chop the roots up.

- Len Goodman