Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it.
Gwen Stefani
I remember when I was in school, they would ask, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.
I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song.
You know, I was chubby when I was a little girl. And I have all those issues everyone else has. But I try not to. And I've learned over the years that it's such a waste of time. And people like me whether I'm a little bit fatter or not.
At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family.
I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain.
I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.
Although I'd always wanted children, it was such an opposite thing to being a singer.
Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.
I would love to learn to play something so I don't have to rely on someone to collaborate with.
Music has this emotional thing to it, and it touches people in crazy ways. The power of having that power is something that, once you have it, you don't want it to ever end.
Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.
I imagine my children are going to save me from my vanity and be my passion and fill whatever fears I have of the amazing time I'm having right now being gone.
My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.
At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me.
I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.
I'm vain enough to want do a movie again.
I'm just, like, totally normal. The fact that any of this has happened, that we're sitting here at the Beverly Hills Hotel just gets me going, like, 'What?'
Every day I fail at something.
I'm vain enough to want do a movie again, but right now more roles are the last thing on my list.
Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.
Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore.
The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.
It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.
I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever.
I try not to be but I'm super-neurotic about diet. I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.
I've always been a girl who loves to dress up.
I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!
Everything works out how it should.
I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup.
I have to be creative to be happy.
I like the old, vintage Hollywood look.
I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic!
It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.
If I wasn't even famous or had any success, I would still wake up and put tons of make-up on, and put on a cool outfit. That's always been who I've been my whole life, so that's never gonna change. I love fashion. I love getting dressed up. I love Halloween, too.
I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I'm wearing makeup.
Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.
You're always tellin' me to go out more, Go ahead, get out and see the world, But then I think, why should I? I'd rather stay home and cry.
As a famous person you think how you're gonna end it, get away and have a normal life.
I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.
I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.
If you're not Prince, you're never going to sound like Prince.
It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.
Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked.
My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do.
My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.
I work out five days a week; I can't imagine not doing it.
I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.
And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.
I'm really emotional. I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead. I've learned not to do that.
