Cilla Black

I never liked miming.

— Cilla Black

I love Simon Cowell, he's a dear friend.

— Cilla Black

I intend to grow old very disgracefully.

— Cilla Black

I always believed I would be a star.

— Cilla Black

I give 150%. I'm a professional, a pro.

— Cilla Black

I always wanted to be a star.

— Cilla Black

I don't want to be a burden on anybody.

— Cilla Black

I'm very quiet off stage.

— Cilla Black

I don't want to see a 70-year-old on television.

— Cilla Black

Really, I'm trying to retire. It's just nobody will let me!

— Cilla Black

I do not miss ITV, God no! Have you seen ITV lately?

— Cilla Black

In the Sixties, you needed talent to make it.

— Cilla Black

I helped make the Sixties swing, and I'm very proud of that.

— Cilla Black

It's hard to watch your life unfold, and sad. Life changes.

— Cilla Black

I don't want to see older people on T.V. I want to see young, pretty people on T.V.

— Cilla Black

The nicest thing about coming of age is that I can do whatever I like.

— Cilla Black

I never thought I'd be on T.V. For me as a kid in Liverpool, it was a more realistic option to be…

— Cilla Black

I love books and the latest autobiographies. I'm a Gemini and love being with people, but then again, I love my own…

— Cilla Black

You see on 'Britain's Got Talent' and 'X Factor,' they all wear ear plugs. But I could not hear myself when I…

— Cilla Black

I don't like the selfie because it's too close. There ain't no people with arms long enough to do a selfie of…

— Cilla Black

On my gravestone, I want 'Here lies the singer,' not 'Here lies the T.V. presenter'.

— Cilla Black

I've got a bike in the lounge that I watch Coronation Street on. I never had to watch my weight until I…

— Cilla Black

I cannot do business. I cannot sit and say, 'How are you, the weather's great, how's your golf?' I'm like a bull…

— Cilla Black

It's true what they say: 'You don't appreciate what you've got until it's gone.' I miss love. I miss being looked after.

— Cilla Black

I've had days when I go in my bedroom for 24 hours at a time. I call them my Cilla Black days,…

— Cilla Black

I'm a 'never say never' girl. Frank Sinatra retired four times. He kept coming back. But there are people in our business…

— Cilla Black

'Blind Date' was based on an Australian show called 'Perfect Match', which I first saw when I was on tour there. And…

— Cilla Black

Well it has been very exciting and very changing as well. Celebrating the 40th year and having the album out and the…

— Cilla Black

The best advice he gave me was to carry on. It would have been difficult to set foot back inside a TV…

— Cilla Black

I loved everything about show business, meeting the stars, the whole ambience. I was living every young kid's dream. I was told…

— Cilla Black

On girls night in we talk about dating; the ups and downs of the previous week. Our collective laughter is uncontrollable and…

— Cilla Black

I've got lots of great friends in show business, and that's all they are. Great friends. I'll never marry again - what's…

— Cilla Black

Singer Cilla Black's introduction to homophobic bullying occurred during a visit from Billy, a dear childhood friend. Sharing a room with Ms…

— Cilla Black

But reality television is here to stay.

— Cilla Black

Having a biopic made is very flattering.

— Cilla Black

I love cookery programmes.

— Cilla Black

My idea of baking is buying a ready-make cake mix and throwing in an egg.

— Cilla Black

If I'm in a rotten mood, I stay in and watch television.

— Cilla Black

I rarely stay in hotels because I have friends all over the world.

— Cilla Black

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

— Cilla Black