What hostages said about the Sydney siege

WHAT HOSTAGES SAID ABOUT THE SYDNEY LINDT CAFE SIEGE ON TELEVISION

* Marcia Mikhael, 43, Westpac executive

"I looked to my right to see if Katrina was OK. She wasn't moving."

"There was nothing said (to Tori Johnson). If he kneeled, maybe Monis pushed him down but there was nothing spoken."

"The Prime Minister is a very busy man and he can't come to the phone."

* Elly Chen, 22, Lindt cafe worker

"He allowed me to sit down in front of him and he had the gun to my back. I felt really scared because if I did anything wrong I would be the first one gone."

* John O'Brien, 82

"He was ranting and raving about Tony Abbott ... because Tony Abbott wouldn't come to the phone... (Mr Monis said) 'Tony Abbott will have all your blood on his hands when I kill you one by one'."

* Harriette Denny, 30, Lindt Cafe worker

"At that time I remember thinking, if he shoots me, as long as I don't feel it or see it coming, I'll be OK with it."

* Puspendu Ghosh, when he saw colleague Viswakanth Ankireddy after escaping.

"I saw Viswa and I've never hugged someone so much."

* Viswakanth Ankireddy remembers Man Monis firing at them as they fled

"He came back. He came back and he fire a shot. I was the last person that ran through that door.. I felt that rush of air just passing so fast past my head."

* Louisa Hope, 52, remembering how Man Monis shot Tori Johnson.

"It's too unbelievable that that beautiful man was alive a moment ago."

* Fiona Ma, Lindt Cafe worker

"Two shots, he's reloading then I went for the front door then I ran out."

* Joel Herat, 21, Lindt Cafe worker

"As we were running he came out and started shooting at us ... the spray of the bullets just went everywhere."

"I just wanted everyone to get out."

*Jarod Morton-Hoffman, 19, Lindt Cafe worker

"Everyone was looking at me because they all know that the ... door's open, I just said 'we're going I'm going to go get help'."

"He (Monis) goes, alright if anyone else runs I'm going to kill someone."

*Paolo Vassallo, 36, Lindt Cafe worker

"Tori was brave, he was, he wasn't leaving ... he was going to stay there till the end."

*Selina Win Pe, Westpac worker

"I said please don't shoot me, please please don't shoot me, I only have my mum ... He looked me straight in the eyes and he said you have 15 minutes."