Jimmy Savile
Birth Name: James Wilson Vincent Savile
Height: 174 cm
Jimmy Savile was born on October 31, 1926 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England as James Wilson Vincent Savile. He died on October 29, 2011 in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
I had a lively couple of years, with the tabloids sniffing about, asking round the corner shops - ev Show more
I had a lively couple of years, with the tabloids sniffing about, asking round the corner shops - everything - thinking there must be something the authorities knew that they didn't. Whereas in actual fact I've got to be the most boring geezer in the world because I ain't got no past. And so, if nothing else, it was a ginormous relief when I got the knighthood, because it got me off the hook. Hide
[asked by Angus Deayton if he'd been a wrestler] I still am. I'm feared in every girls' school in th Show more
[asked by Angus Deayton if he'd been a wrestler] I still am. I'm feared in every girls' school in this country. Hide
All my life I was governed by fun. Single fella, no expenses, every day is Christmas Day, every nigh Show more
All my life I was governed by fun. Single fella, no expenses, every day is Christmas Day, every night's New Years Eve. It's all fun. It was fun when I started and it's fun today, and there's nothing wrong with a bit of fun. Hide
I happen to be in the pop business. You cannot go through the pop business without knowing lots of y Show more
I happen to be in the pop business. You cannot go through the pop business without knowing lots of young ladies. But the newspapers will juice it up no end, you see, and if they juice it up no end that's the way that they work. And of course in the pop business you have a lot of girlfriends but I ain't never married them. Hide
[on Margaret Thatcher] I knew the real woman and the real woman was something else. The times I spen Show more
[on Margaret Thatcher] I knew the real woman and the real woman was something else. The times I spent up there [Chequers] - Denis, me and her, shoes off in front of the fire. Hide
He's a sabra. A sabra is an Israeli fruit that's prickly on the outside and all soft and lovely insi Show more
He's a sabra. A sabra is an Israeli fruit that's prickly on the outside and all soft and lovely inside. That's Jonathan King. Hide
[on his father, a bookmaker's clerk] He was honest and he was skint. I don't even bet on traffic lig Show more
[on his father, a bookmaker's clerk] He was honest and he was skint. I don't even bet on traffic lights. Hide
The people who work for me call me the Godfather. And nobody messes with the Godfather. He is the bo Show more
The people who work for me call me the Godfather. And nobody messes with the Godfather. He is the boss. The big man. Hide
I had to look after the welfare of hundreds of youngsters. I was protecting my young patrons from dr Show more
I had to look after the welfare of hundreds of youngsters. I was protecting my young patrons from drugs and other immoral influences. Hide
What people need in life, especially young people, they need the four r's, they need to be able to r Show more
What people need in life, especially young people, they need the four r's, they need to be able to read, write, reckon up and the difference between right and wrong. That's what it's all about. If you've got those things to start with, then you can do anything on that foundation. Hide
[on why he spent so much time in hospitals] People have said to me, "Here, what about all this hospi Show more
[on why he spent so much time in hospitals] People have said to me, "Here, what about all this hospital work? Surely this has to be a publicity gimmick?" Five minutes in a hospital is a gimmick if you've got the newspapers there, if you've got the television there. Five minutes is a gimmick. Five years is not a gimmick. Hide
[comment by Ted Beston, the producer of his radio show] "Right from the start, we got on well togeth Show more
[comment by Ted Beston, the producer of his radio show] "Right from the start, we got on well together. If there was something I didn't agree with, or he didn't agree with, we'd sort it out. And at the end, we'd decide that *he* was right." Hide
[on Gary Glitter] Now Gary, all he did was to take his computer into PC World to get it repaired. Th Show more
[on Gary Glitter] Now Gary, all he did was to take his computer into PC World to get it repaired. They went into the hard drive, saw all these dodgy pictures and told the police and the police then 'Oh we've got a famous person ... Oh my goodness, yeah we'll have them'. But Gary has not sold 'em, has not tried to sell 'em, not tried to show them in public or anything like that. It were for his own gratification. Whether it was right or wrong is, of course, it's up to him as a person. But they didn't do anything wrong but they are then demonised. If you said to that copper, what's Gary Glitter done wrong? Well nothing really. He's just sat at home watching dodgy films. Hide
If you see a situation in a public place that could be a danger to children, tell somebody about it Show more
If you see a situation in a public place that could be a danger to children, tell somebody about it and see if something can't be done about it. Hide
Some of the hairy things I've done would get me 10 years inside.
Some of the hairy things I've done would get me 10 years inside.
I have tended to specialize in poorly people in hospital beds. That's my general sort of specializat Show more
I have tended to specialize in poorly people in hospital beds. That's my general sort of specialization. There are all sorts of other people worthy of it but there's all sorts of other people doing things that I do. Hide
[when asked by Louis Theroux how he was feeling] Regularly.
[when asked by Louis Theroux how he was feeling] Regularly.
Question One: Am I doing my thing at the cost of somebody else? Answer: No. Question Two: Am I doing Show more
Question One: Am I doing my thing at the cost of somebody else? Answer: No. Question Two: Am I doing my thing and getting plenty? Answer: Yes. Now if I'm a bit lucky, I don't see any reason why I shouldn't spread it about a bit, maybe, and make somebody else a bit lucky. Hide
Don't try and get people to like you, but try to make sure they don't DISlike you.
Don't try and get people to like you, but try to make sure they don't DISlike you.
[interviewed a few days before he died] I've got to be nearly a hundred with nothing basically wrong Show more
[interviewed a few days before he died] I've got to be nearly a hundred with nothing basically wrong with me apart from being a bit odd... but I've been a bit odd all my life. Hide
I've got everything. What have I got left in life? To wake up tomorrow. Because if tomorrow is as go Show more
I've got everything. What have I got left in life? To wake up tomorrow. Because if tomorrow is as good as today, that'll do for me. Hide
[on Meet Ricky Gervais (2000)] Here is the man with the shortest series in the world.
[on Meet Ricky Gervais (2000)] Here is the man with the shortest series in the world.
I never brought any harm to anybody. I never badmouthed anybody. It sounds a bit yucky but it's my n Show more
I never brought any harm to anybody. I never badmouthed anybody. It sounds a bit yucky but it's my nature, it's my lifestyle. And I never thought there was a profit in being bad. There might be a profit for a few days, a few weeks, even a few years, but sooner or later you get your comeuppance. I mean, I know a million bad people but I've no desire to be one, only because it's not my nature. Hide
When you are single it's because of some reason that you like being single. Jesus didn't find any pr Show more
When you are single it's because of some reason that you like being single. Jesus didn't find any problem with it. I don't find any problem with it. A lot of the time, people say 'What? You're still single, you've never got married? Why didn't you get married?' The answer is I haven't the faintest idea. Hide
People have tried to walk over me all my life. Finish up with a broken leg... that's all right.
People have tried to walk over me all my life. Finish up with a broken leg... that's all right.
Hospitals have rules with patients and things like that. Well, because I'm dyslexic when I want to b Show more
Hospitals have rules with patients and things like that. Well, because I'm dyslexic when I want to be, I don't understand rules. Hide
My life from start to finish has been fun. Not fun at anybody else's expense, not fun causing troubl Show more
My life from start to finish has been fun. Not fun at anybody else's expense, not fun causing trouble or bother or this or that. Straightforward fun and it's stood me well and I've managed to actually make a living out of having a bit of fun and I can recommend it. Life is just a breeze. You wake up if you're lucky, you don't want to upset anybody, you don't want anything from anybody, except you just want to share the fact that they're here, because life is people. And when I go outside whatever door I'm in, I'm in the middle of 60 million friends, and it's a great way to live. Hide
I think all children should be eaten at birth.
I think all children should be eaten at birth.
Women know too much. I'm all for girls that don't know too much.
Women know too much. I'm all for girls that don't know too much.
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