Sophie Ellis-Bextor Quotes

I loved entertainment and acting, performing. I just liked the stage and having the spotlight and stuff.

There's such a sense of theatre in getting glammed up; it's like putting on a play or short film.

I think generally playing live is a crap idea. So much of stage work is the presentation of personality, and I've never been interested in that.

I started out in theatre, and there's no better feeling than the adrenaline of being on stage.

I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.

Ever since I was really little, I loved performing and being up on stage, and being the entertainment.

Anyone who goes on the stage is a show-off, aren't they? Acting's weird.

It's no use ignoring looks or charm if you're going into the theatre.

Theatre is where my passion lies - I just love it. I love watching it, and I love doing it.

As rewarding as a good film role can be, there is just nothing like getting up on a stage and taking an audience for a ride.

I have been a performer for as long as I can remember. I performed in Sunday school and church plays.

So I find the fascination, the love, the incredible skill and everything to do with acting, writing plays, and doing them, just darling. Lovely. I love actors.

Being performers, that's what we do: We put on shows and want people to watch.

I was very interested in acting as a kid. I loved to perform.

I like to act. Every other aspect of show business I find uninteresting.

I was always the lead role in plays. I like entertaining people. I like when you're on stage doing crazy stuff and the audience gets it.

I started performing at school and drama classes when I was 7.

I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high hair. My goal is to obliterate all earnestness.

I always loved performing and being on stage.

I've always performed. I've done plays at home.

I was a stage-struck child from about 5 years onward.

I like the energy of live performance.

My dad was a theater actor, so I would follow him backstage. And my mom was a casting director. The moment I heard the applause and realized it would get me out of school, I was hooked.

I love performing.

The stage is my first love.