Sophie Ellis-Bextor Quotes

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

I really love being in London at weekends - there's always so much to do.

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

I must confess I knew very little about the trance scene, I'm more house and commercial dance but it was really interesting and different.

When it comes to my family I never quite know how protective I have to be, or what I should or shouldn't say.

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

Yeah, I'm not really a morning person.

Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish.

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!

My rule for the corporate stuff is the same as with my music - I do whatever means I can sleep at night and whatever means I can be dignified.

It's hard to feel comfortable in your own skin when you're younger.

You need to have a life outside your career.

Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward.

Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s.

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.

I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand.

I wrote the worst novel ever.

Being a chef would be too much hard work.

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

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.

Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I fancy at home.

Two premature babies was not a genetic thing; we were just unlucky.

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.

I'd never really thought about it before, but now you ask I can see that how my parents handled money definitely affected my relationship with it.

You learn that, when your children are all right, everything is right in the world.

I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

That's part of the reason I called the album 'Shoot From The Hip.' I did feel it was time to open up more.

I think there's quite a lot of cowardice in music. I don't mind if it goes wrong, I just want to go for it.

I was an only child, but then my parents resettled with different partners, and I am now one of six.

I'm the messiest person I know.

I would love to record something with PJ Harvey or Alison Goldfrapp.

But I don't like working on lyrics publicly in the studio - I prefer to take them away and work on them in my bedroom.

I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights.

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.

I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.

I get really frustrated if people don't smile.

A good song is a good song whatever your age.

It's funny how intimate it feels to get a text.

Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful.

I try my hardest not to read reviews.

I started my music career at 18 and for a long while I let other people handle my affairs.

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

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

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

In real life, I'm not super-posh but if that's the stereotype, I really don't care. It could be worse.

Trust your instincts: they tend to see you right. By listening to them, at least you can sleep at night.

Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.

I'm too frightened of confrontation, so I will always tip - even if the service has been really shoddy.

I'm always sticking up for other people.

'The X Factor' is great entertainment, but it doesn't prepare people for getting chewed up and spat out by the music industry.

In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2.

I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does?

There are a lots of clowns in our family - our house is a fun house.

A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport.

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

I'm big in Russia, but no one's quite sure why.

I'm a little bit allergic to the whole brand thing to be honest but maybe it's just happening around me and I'm not really aware of it.

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

My little boy Sonny makes me laugh all the time. He has good comedic timing.

Some people are really good at packaging themselves, but that's not really me.

I've been DJing a little bit, so you get used to the fact that music sounds brilliant when it's loud.

I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

Writing songs about fancying people in dance clubs is all very well but it's not the be-all and end-all. There are other topics.

I'm happy that I have a look, but I don't over-analyse whether or not it's beautiful or ugly.

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