Cilla Black Quotes
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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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When I go out, it's to have a good time, not to find a man.
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Its rock n' roll that has done my hearing in.
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I like being in charge of the remote control.
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Anything which interferes with my social life is a no-no.
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I don't like the selfie because it's too close. There ain't no people with arms long enough to do a selfie of me.
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The difference with me is that I did inhale.
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I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid's dream. I was told a pop singer's life was three years, but I was still making money seven years later.
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I can do the PR thing until the cows come home. That's my nature. I never want to upset anybody.
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It's hard to watch your life unfold, and sad. Life changes.
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I've had a blessed life. I've pulled back from trying to control my destiny and gone back to accepting whatever fate has in store for me. I live for today because I don't know what'll happen tomorrow.
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I don't want to be a burden on anybody.
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Having a biopic made is very flattering.
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I always wanted to be a star.
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I'm apolitical. Where all that Conservative business came along from, I don't know.
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In the Sixties, you needed talent to make it.
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I was reading about an age pill that has been developed which they claim will make you live longer. That is not for me.
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Back when I was helping put the swing into the swinging '60s, I used to hang out with Cathy McGowan. We'd be doing 'Ready Steady Go!' on T.V., and Biba used to make our dresses. We'd be in the flat in Cromwell Road on Friday night, just before the live show, and they'd still be sewing.
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I'm very quiet off stage.
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I am falling apart. My hand is falling apart. I can't shake hands. I had arthritis, and I had an operation for it.
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I don't see why I should be a dame for just doing what I always wanted to do.
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I'm a 'never say never' girl. Frank Sinatra retired four times. He kept coming back. But there are people in our business who want to die on stage. Literally. I don't want to do that.
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It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after.
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I knew I could do anything I wanted to do and go anywhere I wanted to go and not have to worry if I could afford it.