Arlene Phillips

I'm passionate about dance - about getting people to move and enjoy themselves. But I know dance has incredible physical benefits too.

— Arlene Phillips

I think when you're doing a musical, you have to be attuned to the director's vision. You're working with a variety of…

— Arlene Phillips

When people enter any form of competition they need to be able to connect with the audience at home; that's what makes…

— Arlene Phillips

If I have a financial problem, it is caution. I like to have money in the bank. I don't like taking chances.

— Arlene Phillips

I'd been in and out of relationships, never very successfully. Then, when I met Angus, I found someone who also became my…

— Arlene Phillips

TV is a cruel mistress; you can't afford to fail in any way.

— Arlene Phillips

For me just having a baby was incredible.

— Arlene Phillips

Life was a struggle financially when I was growing up in Manchester and my father continued the strict upbringing he himself had…

— Arlene Phillips

My father was very proud of everything I did and he watched my career and my growing fame with great interest, but…

— Arlene Phillips

I have always seen myself as a choreographer first and foremost.

— Arlene Phillips

Not only was I not a good dancer, I was one of the worst. I didn't have the long thin legs, and…

— Arlene Phillips

The scary thing is how quickly everyone's star fades. Therefore, to be a voice, you need to do television. You need to…

— Arlene Phillips

I've never been money savvy.

— Arlene Phillips

The best way of building up a habit for dance is to introduce it early.

— Arlene Phillips

I couldn't have wished for a better life companion. I got extremely lucky when I met Angus.

— Arlene Phillips

When you think about how many wars are created through the word religion it's hard to identify with it, or even accept…

— Arlene Phillips

I constantly diet. People laugh when I arrive at rehearsal with my box of sliced beetroot and bag of chicory, but if…

— Arlene Phillips

When I am in rehearsal, my tracksuits are carefully placed to disguise parts of my body. I'll think, 'My bum looks big…

— Arlene Phillips

I have always had a full-time job. I have always worked full time.

— Arlene Phillips

My day job has always been in the theatre.

— Arlene Phillips

I don't want to wear frumpy clothes just because I'm 70. I want to look good.

— Arlene Phillips

I carry cash around with me all the time as I like buying dancers I'm working with snacks and drinks, but I…

— Arlene Phillips

Women follow me around. On a British Airways flight, at Liverpool station - everywhere.

— Arlene Phillips

Britannia High' is not for three-year-old kids. There are emotional stories in it that are not for little children.

— Arlene Phillips

There is absolutely nothing you can't do, see, eat or buy in Las Vegas. It is a magical wonderland where everything is…

— Arlene Phillips