“I love living in Birmingham, it's just a lovely gentle life, and it's ...” — Joe Lycett Quote

“I love living in Birmingham, it's just a lovely gentle life, and it's calm. And it's full of Brummies who I find hilarious.”

“People say I'm charming, but I'm uneasy with that word. Quentin Crisp said: 'Charisma is the ability to influence without logic,' which is terrifying.”

“I'd done some acting and I didn't like being told what to do by the director, the structure of it.”

“By the time I sold Birmingham City football club in 2009, 75% of the directors were women, which I take great pride in - that's unique in business, full stop.”

“The problems of the world are not going to be engaged with and solved in Faversham, they're going to be sorted out in cities like Birmingham.”

“I think the city isn't talked about enough, there are not enough people championing Birmingham. When I was at university in Manchester I wasn't a fan, I was a bit down on my home city. But as I've got older I love living here. It's easy to get around the country to gigs, and it's a calming, friendly city.”