Graham Norton

I think people think I'm very busy.

They'd be amazed how much time I sit staring at walls, picking my nose in a low energy way.

Which is weird, right?

It is.

It is.

It's a bit meta that, you know, pop will eat itself.

I don't know about that, but it's very nice of you to say, but I've been doing it a long time, but I still, you know, but the thing that keeps you interested, I think, in this thing, whatever this dynamic is, is that you never quite know what you're going to get.

You never...

You know, you could be all prepared.

You can see them on other shows.

You can listen to them on podcasts.

But once they're in the chair opposite you, it's still kind of an unknown quantity.

Do you remember who surprised you the most that you've interviewed?

Loads of people have surprised me.

Back in the day when I was really clueless, like some of the big Hollywood actors, you kind of think, oh, they're going to be so boring and serious.

And then, you know, Dustin Coffman came on.

He was like a clown.

Yeah.

He just told dick jokes and he was just brilliant.

Yeah.