Paloma Faith Quotes

Curvy is something to be proud of.

Celebrity culture is an aspirational culture regardless of how much you don't want it to be.

There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.

I'm not interested in what other people are doing. That's their business.

I'm really into food; it's one of my favourite things - everything from potato waffles to lobster.

My denim jacket had 'I love GNR' and 'I love AC/DC' written all over it, but I always came back to swing.

There's nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.

All the things that I find beautiful have a darkness about them.

I enjoy being a girl.

You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.

I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child.

I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it.

I believe in life you need to always ask for everything politely and nicely, and then if they say no you do what you wanted to do anyway

I'm a serial monogamist.

I think soul is soul. I don't see new soul as any different to old soul.

Some men think that if you're empowered and sure of yourself then you're a man-hater, but it's like, 'No, I'm just the same as you are, but maybe just a tiny bit more confident.'

I like sparkles; I think I'm a magpie.

I don't overthink when I'm styling. I kind of forgive myself and accept that I will make mistakes. Getting dressed should be a fun experience!

I vote Labour and can't begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.

I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.

I don't feel I fit in with morning television because I'm like a vampire and I like to stay up late.

I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.

Sometimes people fear the truth. They'd rather not speak to you than know what you really think.

Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.

I'm not one for sightseeing or going around the shops when I'm on holiday. I do enough shopping when I'm at home, and like to have a complete break when I'm away.

I'm the type of person who, if somebody offers me a free meal, I get excited because you never know where your next free meal is going to come from.

Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I've made an effort.

I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.

I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous.

I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.

I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.

I get to know my regular fans, and they inspire me.

I'm not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.

Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney.

I think I'd be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the 40s. I'd be allowed a level of mystery and I think I'd suit that decade.

It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.'

I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that's where I go.

I wish I was more stupid because I'm either completely ecstatic and joyous and absolutely high as a kite or I'm a bit morbid. There's never anything in between.

I lend people money, but I'd never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didn't get it back.

Sometimes when you've got too much money you lose your imagination.

It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.

When you're on the pop treadmill, you don't always feel that cool because you have to do things to promote the record that aren't necessarily your environment.

I'm surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don't have any problem telling me I'm acting like an idiot or I'm not that funny.

I try to stick to a certain diet all the time, and then when I feel like a reward, I have it. I try to stick to no dairy, no sugar, no wheat.

The freedom that money gives you makes you... well, I wouldn't say happy, but I'd say it gives you diversity.

There are lots of beautiful areas in England, and I am lucky enough to live in a stunning part of a very beautiful area.

I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.

Whatever you are, you have the right to get married.

I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.

If I see something that inspires me, I'll dress like it.