Judith Miller Quotes

Shepton Mallet have a really big antiques market that my mum always makes me go to.

Whether you're going to a museum or a flea market or flipping through a book, always be on the lookout for something special.

I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Some kids spent their allowance going to see 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'; I spent mine on a great-looking lamp I'd found at the flea market and a ceramic bowl from a neighborhood garage sale.

I just discovered the Santa Monica flea market, every Sunday. I go weekly. There's a lot of interesting things there.

Los Angeles, which is where I live, happens to be a great place for junk. People have a lot of it, and they sell it and trade it: At these big swap meets, many, many hundreds of dealers of junk will descend upon a football field on a Saturday and sell all their stuff.

I love wandering around the vintage shops.

I haggle with French grannies over their old knick-knacks and walk away with some real gems.

When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.

My mother used to take me to flea markets in my stroller, and I would just rummage through the piles. You've got to dig through the overstuffed racks that everyone else just walks by. It's the only way to find the cool stuff.

Even if you have $20,000 to buy an item, you still try to get a good price at antique stores. I collect furniture, rugs, paintings, frames. It's my hobby to go around to shops and markets.

My favourite finds are often antique pieces with a history.

I think there's a bargain in every garage sale - not as much as there used to be, but they're still there.

I love going to tag sales, to auctions.

I get highs, to be totally honest, in second-hand shops. My hunting instinct, I expect, really kicks in.

I quite like antiques. I like things that are old and the history they bring with them. I would rather fly to Morocco on an $800 ticket and buy a chair for $300 than spend $1,100 on one at Pottery Barn.

I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities.

The way I see it, the perfect weekend getaway combines three things: seeing new places, eating delicious local food, and combing the local flea market for unique, one-of-a-kind finds.

Archives can be inspiring but overwhelming. You have to forget them - especially when the whole world has been knocking them off. Everyone shops the same flea markets.

I had a short run as the presenter of 'Cash in the Attic'. It's a very popular show but didn't really suit me.

I love collecting things from auction - we Brits really are hoarders and collectors.

I love to sit and watch a bit of 'Cash in the Attic.'

As a kid, I loved going to lots of thrift stores with my parents. There was a period where I thought it was embarrassing, and then I started to get older - I realized they were really cool.

When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques, so I was around old things all the time.

I love going to flea markets especially when I am traveling, because I love seeing the stuff of other cultures, handicrafts and things with historical content.