Best 55 quotes of Lily Allen on MyQuotes

All of my songs are about me and my experiences. They're very literal.

And I am a weapon of massive consumption And it's not my fault, it's how I'm programmed to function.

As for drugs, it annoys me that people think it`s the worst thing in the world compared with, say, not paying your taxes. If you don`t pay tax, you may be stealing from someone who needs an operation. As for me and drugs or alcohol: No thanks, I`m abstaining for a while.

Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.

Being on the road, the Internet enables me to interact with people in some way. It's not so much interacting with my fans - it's about doing something with what I have. I have my camera and I have my computer, and if I have some spare time, rather than watching some mindless bullshit pop-idol program on TV, why not show people my pictures and try and discuss things that I feel are important?

Cheryl Cole, if you're reading this, I may not be as prety as you but at least I write my own songs.

I am a weapon of massive consumption

I don't care what people think of me now, so why would I care when I'm dead?

I don't really like the way that journalism works in the UK anyway; it's all about getting the most shocking thing out of somebody and kind of twisting people's words, which isn't really journalism, as far as I'm concerned.

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I don't write about stuff going on in my life and how I'm feeling?

I don't see myself as a role model; people should look to mothers and sisters as role models.

If you can't detect the sarcasm you've misunderstood.

I hang out with models, the biggest pop stars and, you know, really and honestly, I hate saying this, but none of them are achieving those body shapes by being healthy.

I just felt like I couldn't deal with the everyday responsibilities of life, paying bills and all of that. I'm terrible at all of that. So I knew I had to make enough money to pay someone else to deal with all of that.

I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem. But we never hear that side of the story.

I like to be able to get up and go and buy a pint of milk without bumping into 20 people I know.

I love MySpace; it's done an amazing job for me and it's been insane over the past couple of weeks, but I'm not a poster girl for them.

I'm just not a private person. It's not like I do things because I want things to be public; it's just that's my way of expressing myself, and I happen to be very famous.

I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either.

I'm quite an opinionated person, but I'd never written a diary before. I quite like it!

I'm really convinced I`m not talented at all, and I'm sure that people are just about to figure that out.

In no way do I feel superior to anyone except paedophiles, rapists, murderers, etc.

I refuse to put make-up on just because the paparazzi are on my doorstep. I find it morally wrong.

I still think I'm fat. Right now I'm worrying about how I'm going to lose weight after the pregnancy. I feel like an elephant, but I do get the occasional sexy pregnant day where I think I look great.

I studied voice when I was at school, and I was in the chamber choir, and I studied music theory as well, so I guess a lot of it came from being taught at school.

I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.

I think I'm like Marmite; you either love me or you hate me.

I think of myself as quite a confused kind of person, because I think there's so many great things about the world, but there are so many awful things too. I feel very guilty a lot of the time about enjoying my life so much when there are people living in such misery.

I think people just probably don't want people to think that they're vain.

I think people probably lie about not reading their own reviews. I don't think that's true - I've been to a lot of music festivals and hung out backstage, especially in the past couple of years, and I see all these bands reading about themselves in newspapers. So I don't think that's true.

I think that education works up to a certain point... I think unless I wanted to be like a nurse, or a doctor, or something that required that kind of knowledge, then education is fine. But I didn't really know what I wanted to do, so I didn't see the point in spending seven more years of my life studying something.

I think the whole, like, cultural diversity and the arty side of London is really, really great. And how it's so historic as well.

I've actually broken up with boyfriends for inspiration.

I want to go to the gym every day otherwise I feel really bad. I just want to get more toned and healthy.

I was a drug dealer in Ibiza at 15. I did not excel in drug dealing - I was terrible at it. Golden rule with drug dealing - don't get too enthusiastic with your own merchandise.

I wasn't into anything at school. I used to get really embarrassed. I used to get asked to do performing things, and I'd go to all the rehearsals, and then I'd pretend to be ill on the day I had to actually perform. I was very unhappy at school.

Nobody says anything real today. Most of those girls have their songs written by other people. It annoys me, because 'eh oh eh oh ahh' is not a chorus...

People in this day and age are still under the illusion that every woman who is successful must be being controlled by a man... I'm the boss.

People recognize me all the time now, and there's lots of autograph hunting and smiling. But then I get to play gigs, which are amazing. It's a good job.

Perez Hilton is an irritating wasp in the beautiful rose garden that is my life.

Sometimes I wish I was just a girl in an indie band. I could dance around on stage and it wouldn't be so much about me.

The Mail Online is like carbs - you know you shouldn't but you do. Probably two or three times a day.

We're in the age of the selfie. It's just encouraging vanity. It's not even representative of anything except how you want people to perceive you. Think of when people are partying and having fun. They're like, "Hey, look at us!" You're obviously not having that much fun because otherwise you wouldn't be stopping to document it. It's stupid.

When a music teacher that I had at school was taken ill and we had a variety show and I had to fill in - that's when I realized I had a voice.

When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it's true.

When I'm in New York my boyfriend buys me sneakers and vice versa.

Why is there even a conversation about feminism?

Yeah, I was a florist. I went to floristry school.

Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched 5 minutes of my performance. I don't think I've said anything that bad about anyone, though, to be honest.

You cannot compare Britney with Lady Gaga...You are putting Lady Gaga at the same level of Britney Spears? I really cannot believe it. Lady Gaga is good, but she's a new artist, Britney Spears is a legend.