Quotes from Britt Ekland

I think I suffer from body dysmorphia - I don't see what other people see.

George Hamilton is one of the funniest men I have ever known.

Generally, I'm a pretty positive, but like any other working person, if the jobs aren't coming in, I do get depressed.

I believe you need scientific proof that something works before you entrust your health to it.

I used to smoke cigarettes, ten a day, but gave up when I was 28. Now my vice is several cups of coffee a day, which isn't great if you're prone to weak bones as I am, as caffeine can leach calcium.

I'm a light sleeper, but so long as I'm wearing earplugs, I sleep well.

Little bitty bags are completely impractical - I like big slouchy bags because they have to be comfortable for my lovely wee Chihuahua Tequila, who comes everywhere with me. I'm devoted to him, now my kids have long since flown the nest.

I know a lot of people didn't expect our relationship to last - but we've just celebrated our two months' anniversary.

I've been doing Pilates since 1974, I lift weights, I power walk every day and I run backwards. That's sometimes a little hard when you're not on your home turf, because you've got to find a place where there are no bumps in the way - or people.

I was never particularly wild, just very busy and often didn't think about what I was putting into my body. Today things are very different. I stopped smoking in my late 30s; I avoid wheat and gluten as this makes me feel bloated and sluggish; exercise regularly and bounce out of bed.

I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.

As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble.

The idea of doing theatre always terrified me because I get terrible stage fright. In the early 1970s I was offered a panto but the thought of going on stage was just too mortifying.

I have always worked and I would say I'm generous with money - if somebody needed anything I would always give it to them.

I'd been a housewife and mother to our son Thomas Jefferson, and I was looking for a new career. So when my agent called and said a producer named Paul Elliott from E&B productions, the biggest panto company in the country at the time, wanted to meet me I agreed.

I would teach U.K. parents how to stop their children throwing litter. London is a beautiful city but its streets are disgusting.

I dieted all the time in the Sixties, but we had no idea what dieting meant - we thought it meant not eating anything.

The worst thing in the world is to be tired.

I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be.

The ideal man doesn't exist. A husband is easier to find.

I am planning my one woman show. It will be a showcase of my life. It starts at the beginning and ends where I am today. It will have every single inch of my life - as much as you can get into an hour. I will be touring everywhere.

I spend hours mowing the lawn in absolutely straight lines on my tractor. If it's not right, I do it again.

I broke my ankle ten years ago so high heels are not an option unless I'm literally going door to door for a function.

My father had his own business, a clothing store, which he inherited from his father. He travelled abroad frequently and was quite extravagant, so we had skiing holidays and summer holidays on the beach.