Shirley Bassey Quotes

I Wanted To Be A Model; I Wanted To Be A Nurse; I Wanted To Be So Many Things, Almost Anything But Being Part Of Show Business.

I Hate It When People Come Up To Me When I'm Eating.

I Learned By Standing In The Wings And Watching Established Acts On Stage.

I'm Too Busy Putting My Energies Into My Performance To Be A Diva.

I've Always Been The Breadwinner And Men Don't Like That. They Turn On You. They Bite The Hand That Feeds Them. Eventually, Too, They Become Very Jealous Of The Love One Has With An Audience.

In Truth, It Requires Not Only A Large Intellect, But A Large Heart, To Judge With Becoming Charity Of The Peculiar Temptations Of Riches.

You Want Success And Then When You Do Get It, You Don't Want It Because Of The Attention.

No Wedding Bells For Me Anymore. I've Been Happily Married To My Profession For Years.

I'm Not Getting Old. I'm Getting Better.

I Decided To Retire From Show Business At The Age Of 17, Because I Didn't Like It A Bit.

When I Started Singing, I Couldn't Be Shut Up.

I'm Always Being Asked If I Watch 'the X Factor,' And I Do From Time To Time. I Know It Makes For Great Tv And That Simon Cowell Has A Real Gift.