Shirley Eaton Quotes

#1. I've always been a creative person, and I'd always wanted to paint, so I went to art school and began painting and sculpting.

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#2. When women are stressed, they either eat too much and get fat, or they eat not so much and get thin, and the latter is what happens to me.

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#3. It seems unfair that anyone can set up on Twitter using my name, or the name of any famous person, without any checks at all.

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#4. I worked with Roger Moore on three episodes of 'The Saint.' He is a lovely man, a good director, and was my favourite actor to work with.

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#5. I eat what I want but in moderation.

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#6. I am a great believer in naps, whatever age you are.

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#7. Psychologists say don't expect your life to be happy all the time. I go with the philosophy that every day can't be tops. Life is not like that - it's up and down.

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#8. A career is a career, but you're a mother until you die.

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#9. My mother sent me to dance and drama classes when I was young, and then I got a stage role in 'Set To Partners' when I was 12, followed by Benjamin Britten's 'Let's Make An Opera.'

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#10. I combined theatre and films with live TV, such as 'The Royal Variety Show,' performing sketches opposite Bob Hope and Maurice Chevalier.

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#11. I don't even want to be on Twitter. I think it's abhorrent, people sending messages to say they're doing the washing-up or whatever.

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#12. I'm very expressive, but I'm also a very private person. It is so hard to be private in the entertainment business.

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#13. The reason why people are huge stars is nothing to do with acting. It's the magic. Charisma is a word that's used too often; it's something special, and it's what makes stars. It's luck, and basically, it's genes.

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