Sophie Ellis Bextor Quotes - Page 3

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• I don't want to sound like an old grandmother but actually it's quite nice when you get up early and then, by the time it gets to 10am, you're quite perky and already quite switched on.

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  Nice, Grandmother, Up Early

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• Philately is normally a boys' hobby but for some reason it was in vogue at my junior school. Between the ages of eight and ten I collected avidly. I'd pore over my Stanley Gibbons book, obsessively checking my collection's value. I always hoped I'd stumble across a really valuable one, a Penny Black or an Inverted Jenny, but it wasn't to be.

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  Book, School, Boys

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• I've got a thing for footwear; I have about 200 pairs of shoes from all over the world.

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  Shoes, World, Pairs

  "The close-up". Interview with Imogen Fox, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2007.

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• I used to be hung up on my figure, but it's a waste of time. I don't believe in diets. Have four pints one night, be healthy the next.

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  Believe, Night, Healthy

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• I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.

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  Thinking, Ideas, Records

  "Question time: Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Interview with Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. August 26, 2009.

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• For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien.

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  Looks, Aliens, Audrey

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Some people can get away with being very sexy to men and not looking like a complete cow, but I didn't think I was in a position where people knew me well enough

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  Sexy, Men, Thinking

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• I'm a sucker for good black skirts and pretty little shirts and kooky tops. I have to admit that shopping satisfies my craving for immediate gratification.

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  Shopping, Black, Littles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• On my wedding day. I didn't want a natural, blushing-bride look - I had a full-on hairdo and red lips. I thought it would be disingenuous to do the whole virginal look, so even though I had the white dress, I had pink net underneath.

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  Wedding, White, Dresses

  "The close-up". Interview with Imogen Fox, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2007.

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• I tasted huge success with my first album, and when it's happening it feels like a roller coaster you can't get off. You should be very careful about wishing for success on that scale.

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  Wish, Albums, Firsts

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• I'm someone who has always been quite clear about what I like. In the studio, I'm not a control freak but I know what I want.

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  Want, Freak, Clear

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• I never manage to get to bed early on Sunday night but this doesn't matter, as I don't know one level of exhaustion from another.

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  Sunday, Night, Bed

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• I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts.

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  Believe, Ghost, Influence

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• I don't think anyone doubts my motives, really. I do what I do and it's not very complicated. Of course, you might hate the music that I make, but I don't think people feel threatened by me just getting on with what I'm up to.

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  Hate, Thinking, People

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• Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another.

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  Successful, Albums, Firsts

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• I've got quite a curvy shape so I try to wear stuff that's tailored.

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  Trying, Shapes, Stuff

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• You need to have a life outside your career.

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  Careers, Needs

  "Sophie Ellis Bextor: 'I think pop-ups are quite sexy'". Interview with Killian Fox, www.theguardian.com. July 31, 2010.

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• I love getting dressed up. Being a pop star is the most brilliant job for that. A lot of girls love shopping, but they might see the most amazing outfit and think, 'When am I going to wear that?', so it's my duty to exploit the fact I do have events I can wear these things to.

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  Girl, Jobs, Stars

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• My parents are good role models because they've worked hard and gave me a happy childhood.

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  Role Models, Childhood, Parent

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• The fact that my mother was on television every week while I was young was occasionally awkward, and often frustrating.

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  Mother, Awkward, Television

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• Being a chef would be too much hard work.

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  Hard Work, Would Be, Too Much

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• I don't think writing or co-writing my songs makes me a better singer, but I haven't really got an excuse not to do it as I've got too many opinions!

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  Song, Writing, Thinking

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• Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.

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  Morning, Yeah, Persons

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• Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.

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  Writing, Stalking Me, Numbers

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• Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car.

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  Distance, Rain, Car

  "The green room". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. December 20, 2007.

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