Bear Grylls

“You can't become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There's life in a nutshell.”

“Girls aside, the other thing I found in the last few years of being at school, was a quiet, but strong Christian faith – and this touched me profoundly, setting up a relationship or faith th...”

“Adventure should be 80 percent 'I think this is manageable,' but it's good to have that last 20 percent where you're right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zon...”

“I said 'no' to the 'Born Survivor' producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.”

“Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You're vulnerable if you're on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you're not injured, face 'em off, be authoritarian...”

“When I'm filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and you've got to eat the bad stuff, and survival food is rarely pretty, but you kind of do it. I get in that zone, and I...”

“My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.”

“The hardest thing about my job isn't the snake bites or the crocodiles, it's being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever...”

“I've fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me.”

“Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much mor...”

“As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.”

“The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.”

“And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come across.”

“I exercise about 40 minutes a day, and I'll run one day and do circuit training the next day. I live in an area where there are brilliant hills and mountains, so I get a good hill run with m...”

“The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.”

“I've never really had a TV career. I've been a soldier and a climber.”

“I don't thrive on stress. I love lying on the deck on our houseboat reading a book.”

“For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!”

“The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.”

“My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then peop...”