104 Quotes by Darcey Bussell

The jogging machine makes me go insane with boredom.

Before a show, I usually give myself two-and-a-half hours to get ready. I prepare my shoes first. New ballet pumps can sound like tap shoes. You have to take the noise out of them by hitting them against stone. It takes half an hour to do each pair, and I can go through three pairs in one night.

As long as everything is happy at home, I can be totally selfish at work.

Keeping off wheat helps my energy levels.

I am damn good with money.

I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.

I've always been quite conscious of it, though I don't know why. I would never overspend, and I have to know exactly what I've got so that I avoid going into overdraft. I watch my pennies, and I'm quite thrifty.

Sometimes I regret that I don't have a bit more fun with money. I should have spoilt myself a bit more. Life isn't going to last for ever.

My 'new' knee now feels like a bionic knee compared with my old one.