Quotes by Britt Ekland

About Britt Ekland:

Britt Ekland is a Swedish film, stage, and television actress, and singer. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including critically acclaimed roles in William Friedkin's The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), and the British crime film Get Carter (1971), which established her as a movie sex symbol. She also appeared as a Bond girl in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), and starred in the British cult horror film The Wicker Man (1973).
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I will do my best to entertain. That's what I am: an entertainer.

Britt Ekland

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.

Britt Ekland

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

Britt Ekland

I own a home in Sweden, I rent in both Los Angeles and in Britain, and I'm constantly travelling.

Britt Ekland

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.

Britt Ekland

I tried the Atkins diet in the Seventies when pregnant with my son, as I didn't want to pile on the pounds. Now, so long as I'm healthy, I don't care what my scales say.

Britt Ekland

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.

Britt Ekland

I am good at down grading - I have found I can live the same lifestyle in a two-bedroom apartment as in a five-bedroom house.

Britt Ekland

I'm very organised these days, and I keep my life in my handbag, like most women.

Britt Ekland

I love luxury, I love the high life, and I have to foot the bills - I have received practically nothing from my marriages and relationships.

Britt Ekland

A lot of young actresses have a hard time combining a reasonable love life with a career.

Britt Ekland

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.

Britt Ekland

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

Britt Ekland

I was so beautiful but I didn't realise it for years. I saw pictures of myself and even I was stunned.

Britt Ekland

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

Britt Ekland

I listen to my body, I give it things it wants and I eliminate things it doesn't want.

Britt Ekland

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

Britt Ekland

The worst thing in the world is to be tired.

Britt Ekland

I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat.

Britt Ekland

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

Britt Ekland

Author Bio

  • NameBritt Ekland
  • DescriptionActress
  • BornOctober 6, 1942
  • CountrySweden
  • ProfessionActor; Writer; Autobiographer