Cilla Black Quotes
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When I was put up in posh hotels, I thought it was wonderful.
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I just thank God when I wake up every day.
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I would have loved to have cracked America. When I tried, I got homesick. Then, when I was in New York, my nanna died, and I just wanted to come home.
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It was an unknown thing, a lot of people had very bad trips and I like to be in control.
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I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I had the children, but with the bike, I'm fine.
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I love cookery programmes.
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I never did acid, I am just so high anyway.
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Who wouldn't fancy Brian Epstein? He was tall and handsome and had money and class.
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The first time I went to Abbey Road and put those headphones on, I discovered I had two voices. I no longer had to shout in the studio, but I can't knock the Cavern or the other clubs because they gave me my strong voice.
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On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'.
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I humbly apologise for reality Television.
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I've got lots of great friends in show business, and that's all they are. Great friends. I'll never marry again - what's the point? I had the best. I've got friends all over the world, and that's enough for me.
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Nothing is a career move. Everything I've done this year has so not been a career move.
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I never thought I'd be on T.V. For me as a kid in Liverpool, it was a more realistic option to be a singer.
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T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison.
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I never liked miming.
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I'm quite subdued, believe it or not. I switch it on for the camera.
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I love books and the latest autobiographies. I'm a Gemini and love being with people, but then again, I love my own company, which is when I read most.
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I give 150%. I'm a professional, a pro.
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I'm a Roman Catholic. Or was. I was brought up that way and used to say my prayers every night, but I don't pray to God any more. I might use the usual phrases I picked up from my parents, 'Oh, if God spares me next year...' or 'Please God...' but they're only phrases.
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When people ask me do I believe in feminism - well, I didn't even know I was a feminist. I was the top of the bill; I've always been the top of the bill. So I don't know what equality is.
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'Blind Date' was my lifeline. It was 90 minutes when I could forget about everything, forget about the world.
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Turning 70 was a real shock. I thought, 'I'm on the last lap now.'
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When I go out, it's to have a good time, not to find a man.