Best 90 quotes of Paloma Faith on MyQuotes

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

All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I'm deeply insecure - but I'm good at hiding it.

A lot of men do have a fear of my ultra-femininity. Sometimes people say I look like a drag queen, that I look scary, but I think that's a fear of my confidence. Most women in contemporary culture pare down their femininity, so there's a slight androgyny about them, and I think men have got used to seeing that.

Anybody who says they don't want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they're in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

Anything that's on television as often as someone on 'The X Factor' is what's successful. That doesn't mean that I condone that or think that it's right. To be honest, I'd be the first to say I think it's a shame. But if that's the way it is then that's the way it is.

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

Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.

Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.

Curvy is something to be proud of.

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

Ever since I was little, my mum used to choose an outfit for me and lay it on the bed so I'd know what I was wearing the next day. I never went to a uniformed school, so I always had an outfit - and I never really grew out of that, I don't think.

I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons - my mother had breast cancer and I think it's very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.

I always carry a good lipstick with me, like MAC in Ruby Woo. It has a matt finish, the essence of that vintage glamour look.

I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from.

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 design all my sets. With my tour and my album artwork, I co-design that with people who are better at drawing than me. But I've got a good imagination. I went to art school so I understand how to communicate my ideas.

I don't connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.

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

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

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

I don't know anyone, from any class, who's had a perfectly easy life. I've met people born into wealthy families who feel like they didn't have much emotional support, and people who come from working-class families who had loads of love but no money.

I don't normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.

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 don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.

I'd rather be on my own than be with a violent man.

I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running.

I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

I enjoy being a girl.

I feel curious about every situation I'm in.

I feel quite excited about the possibility of working on multiple albums. There's something really iconic about having a catalog featuring a lot of albums, and I'd love to have that legacy.

I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.

If I go out with no make-up and a tracksuit on, nobody comes up to me. And if they do, I won't do a photo because I wouldn't want any photographic evidence.

I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves.

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

I go running three times a week - outside in the park, come rain or shine, and I hate every moment of it. I hate everything about it. But I know it's important for health reasons and the reason why I run, in particular, is because my stage work is like cardiovascular work so I don't want to lose my breath on stage.

I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.

I just have an inability to lie.

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

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

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

I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we'd complement each other, but I'm hoping he's got a good sense of humour.

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

I love interesting people with eccentric stories and outsiders of the world.

I mean, my music career and my acting career - if I want to do them to the extent that I eventually do want to get to, it's going to be a bit of a balancing act. But I'm hoping they'll just go hand in hand.

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.

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

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 not that materialistic. I like nice clothes and that, but I don't spend lots of money on stuff. I'm not really into TV, I don't have an iPod, I've got a gramophone.

I'm proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated.

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