“I like to think that thirty years from now, people will remember what they were doing when I first said “A-ha!”.”
In context
Alan: Tonight it what I call a “JFK” kind of a night. Because, just as everyone can remember what they were doing when President Kennedy was shot in the head. I like to think that thirty years from now, people will remember what they were doing when I first said “A-ha!”.
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The scene
Alan compares the launch of his chat show to the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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Quick answers
Who says "I like to think that thirty years from now, people..."?
Alan Partridge says it in Knowing Me, Knowing You.
Where is this Alan Partridge quote from?
It is from Episode 1 – Sue Lewis, Keith Hunt, Shona McGough, Roger Moore (Knowing Me, Knowing You). The full script is on this site.