Derek Jacobi Quotes

Our affluence has allowed us to move to a place where we tend to make things pleasurable, as opposed to efficient.

To put it rather bluntly, I am not the type who wants to go back to the land; I am the type who wants to go back to the hotel.

I like getting massages regularly. So much so, that I built a massage room adjacent to my office.

If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury.

I love my creature comforts.

As a girl, I love the joy, luxury, and effortlessness of experiencing a pedicure on the go.

'Stress' was the catch-all every pamper-pedlar I spoke to used to explain why healthy women feel the need to be regularly patted, petted and preened into a state of babyish beatification.

When I retired in 2006, I stayed for a further two years in England. I stayed because I wanted to be in England without being a footballer, without the rhythm. I wanted to enjoy the city.

I enjoyed L.A. because it was nice to be in the sunshine and live in a house with proper wardrobes. I loved the space.

For me, the most luxurious place is somewhere that allows you to feel emotions and pleasures.

Baths are my favorite thing. I can have two, three a day.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it is a refuge from home life.

It is quite hard to relax in London. I always say I'd move somewhere quieter, but I am a bit of a confirmed urbanite now - it crept up on me without me noticing. I always think that I function quite well on my own, unusually so, but then I'm reminded how important people are to me.

I mean, even my dressing room at the studio has candles and cushions and cashmere rugs and things.

If you're going to have a cabin fever, have a big cabin, you know.

Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.

I can stay in the bath for, well, the longest has been seven or eight hours. I get completely set up with my laptop so I can watch 'The Sopranos,' put out some scented candles, music. I have a towel nearby so I can dry my hand to change the music or the TV. I make a little heaven for myself. And then I just refill and refill.

In an unpleasant world, a car takes you where you want in an enjoyable way.

We are fixed with every convenience, long desks, easy revolving chairs, footstools, plenty of servants and no specific work to be done.

I thoroughly enjoy a good hot bath. That is my ultimate luxury.

I'm a real bath addict. I could sit in a bath and soak for days on end, and you'll never see me again. It's my easiest, nicest thing. So if you're giving me something extra to do, an extra step to make bathtime last longer, then I'll do it.

I love air conditioning and Starbucks.

I'm lucky if I get my nails done, period.

I have a lovely light blue Kate Spade wallet. It has pockets for many credit cards, business cards, health insurance cards, and a Burke Williams card for when I want to go to the spa!

When I'm in the bathtub, I could have my champagne here and my caviar, just to be glamorous enough. I work really hard and I deserve everything.