Sophie Ellis-Bextor Quotes

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

I'm always sticking up for other people.

I try my hardest not to read reviews.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

You should make an effort on stage because it's a performance. The stage should be glittery and camp, but I don't go down the shops in full stage gear.