Sophie Ellis Bextor Quotes

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

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  Russia, Bigs

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• When I first started out, I got criticism for the way I looked. I think, now, it's a good thing because, why would you want to look like everyone else?

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  Thinking, Criticism, Looks

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• I'm the messiest person I know.

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  Persons, Knows

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• I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

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  Pops, Disco, Sucker

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• Not all my shoes are designer. 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'm attracted to things rather than labels.

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  Shoes, Clothes, Labels

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

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• I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own personal style is rather than feeling dictated to by shops.

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  Fashion, Hands, Feelings

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

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• There are a lot of people out there who lie about their age and I think it does us all a disservice. It can't all be over when you hit 30. That would be rubbish.

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  Lying, Thinking, People

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

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• In terms of influence, my style icons have been a mixture of Julie Andrews and Olivia Newton-John. When I was little I used to watch 'Grease,' 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Sound of Music' a lot. If you put all those things together you do kind of get my outfits. A slightly tarty nanny in a second-hand outfit. That is pretty much what I wear.

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  Hands, Icons, Grease

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

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  Beautiful, Looks, Ugly

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

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

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  Thinking, People, House

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

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  Frightened, Confrontation, Has Beens

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

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  Sleep, Night, Listening

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• 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.

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  Thinking, Mind, Want

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• 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.

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  Home, Fancy, Able

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

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

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  Thinking

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

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• You have to apply yourself because you'll never get a better opportunity than the one you have right now. Having said that, people know by now if they like me or not. I don't need to prove anything.

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  Opportunity, People, Needs

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• My parents separated when I was four. It wasn't the smoothest of divorces, but then as my mother always says, you can't have a passionate marriage without a passionate divorce.

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  Mother, Divorce, Parent

  Interview with Nick Duerden, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.

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

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  Never Quit, My Family, Should

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• 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.

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  Littles, Honest, Allergic

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• I try my hardest not to read reviews.

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  Trying, Reviews, Hardest

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• 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.

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  Inspirational, Dance, Interesting

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

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  Baby, Two, Unlucky

  Interview with Nick Duerden, www.theguardian.com. July 15, 2011.

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

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  Real, Care, Stereotype

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

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

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  Careers, Long, People

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• I get really frustrated if people don't smile.

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  People, Frustrated, Ifs

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