Quotes by Len Goodman

About Len Goodman:

Leonard Gordon "Len" Goodman is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He appears on television dance programmes such as Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. He also runs a ballroom dance school in Dartford, Kent.
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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.

Len Goodman

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

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

I won't eat anything I can't spell or wouldn't tread in.

Len Goodman

I'm a technophobe. I can't crack the iPhone, and the extent of my multitasking is being able to talk while I make a drink.

Len Goodman

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

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

I can't do most things, if I'm honest, but cooking I definitely can't do.

Len Goodman

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

Len Goodman

I'm passionate about old people because I am one myself.

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 after them. That's the deal.

Len Goodman

I really hate airport queues. I almost feel they should have cattle prods to hurry us up down the aisles. You can't even complain because they might stop you getting on to the flight.

Len Goodman

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

Len Goodman

I am a little bit of a softie, yes. Actually I don't think it's softness, I think it's kindness.

Len Goodman

Life is precious and relationships are precious. I'm a great believer in family.

Len Goodman

As you get older, things conk out. It's a bit like a car. As long as it's something the mechanics can fix, you can chug on for a few more thousand miles.

Len Goodman

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.

Len Goodman

I've got a great life. It's a shame the work gets in the way of the golf, really.

Len Goodman

The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say, 'Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'

Len Goodman

I am good in bed - I don't snore. I don't take the duvet. I just lay there and go straight off to sleep. That's all you want out of a bloke.

Len Goodman

Author Bio

  • NameLen Goodman
  • DescriptionBritish professional ballroom dancer
  • BornApril 25, 1944
  • ProfessionDancer