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All Quotes by author - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
" A career in entertainment has a lifespan, like one in sport. "
Entertainment
Career
Sport
" A good song is a good song whatever your age. "
Age
Good
Song
" A lot of what inspired many musicians is celebrating differences, and people relate to that - more people feel like the unpopular, freaky one than the one in the in-crowd. "
Differences
Feel
Musicians
" Also, I think women really come into their own in their 30s. "
Come
Women
Think
" Being a chef would be too much hard work. "
Too Much
Work
Chef
" 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. "
Like
Working
Away
" But I quite like that the public has a very short attention span. If I haven't been on telly for a little bit, I can sense it. People don't take as much notice of you, it's really quite palpable. "
People
You
Attention
" Come rain or shine I walk short distances rather than taking my car. "
Car
Walk
Short
" Dance music is great, but it's not a time to be reflective or particularly wistful. "
Dance
Dance Music
Music
" Everybody remembers Robbie Williams said I had a face like a satellite dish. "
Everybody
Face
Said
" For every person that says I'm the new Audrey Hepburn, someone else says that I look like an alien. "
Alien
Someone
Person
" Getting up to dance to your own stuff looks pretty pretentious. And leaving the dancefloor when it comes on is just awkward. "
Pretty
Own
Looks
" Having a successful first album is one thing, but a successful third is another. "
First
One Thing
Successful
" I can definitely tell when mum has got money because then she likes to go shopping to spend it, whereas dad is steadier and avoids splurges. I like to think I've inherited both sides. "
I Can
Shopping
Money
" I didn't feel so great when I was a teenager, but who does? "
Teenager
Who
Great
" 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. "
Relationship
Money
Parents
" I do find it a bit disconcerting when your name becomes a brand. "
Name
Your
Becomes
" I don't know why people think I'm polished - I often leave the house with buttons missing and ladders in my tights. "
House
Missing
Know
" 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. "
People
Hate
Me
" I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more. "
Idea
Old-Fashioned
Record
" 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! "
Opinions
Think
Writing
" 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. "
Early
Grandmother
You
" I get really frustrated if people don't smile. "
Smile
Really
People
" I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere. "
Sign
Had
Down
" I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular. "
Myself
Never
Stand Up
" I like the influence of the macabre, but I don't believe in ghosts. "
Ghosts
Believe
Like
" 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. "
Shopping
Amazing
Job
" 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. "
Me
Honest
Brand
" I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service. "
Rights
Good
Get
" I'm always sticking up for other people. "
Other
Always
Up
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