Britt Ekland Quotes

I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.

I used to collect vintage clothing - exquisite lace dresses, embroidered shawls and ornate jewelry - but that's just not me any more.

I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say.

I think I suffer from body dysmorphia - I don't see what other people see.

I spend hours mowing the lawn in absolutely straight lines on my tractor. If it's not right, I do it again.

I own a home in Sweden, I rent in both Los Angeles and in Britain, and I'm constantly travelling.

I never really learned the value of money. My father didn't spoil me, but I think my grandparents did.

I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.

I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills - I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships.

I listen to my body, I give it things it wants and I eliminate things it doesn't want.

I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.

I had a husband who, I'm convinced, was an undiagnosed manic depressive. He didn't treat me as if I had a brain - I was just this beautiful little doll he could show off.

I don't sleep with happily married men.

I dieted all the time in the Sixties, but we had no idea what dieting meant - we thought it meant not eating anything.

I broke my ankle ten years ago so high heels are not an option unless I'm literally going door to door for a function.

I believe you need scientific proof that something works before you entrust your health to it.

I am planning my one woman show. It will be a showcase of my life. It starts at the beginning and ends where I am today. It will have every single inch of my life - as much as you can get into an hour. I will be touring everywhere.

I am good at down grading - I have found I can live the same lifestyle in a two-bedroom apartment as in a five-bedroom house.

I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be.

George Hamilton is one of the funniest men I have ever known.

Generally, I'm a pretty positive, but like any other working person, if the jobs aren't coming in, I do get depressed.

Fame overcomes everything.

Back then I was called Dumbo because of my ears. I was called Fatty, too. It was hurtful so I became like the class clown. I became the one who was kicked around.

As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.

A lot of young actresses have a hard time combining a reasonable love life with a career.