Curvy is something to be proud of.
Paloma Faith
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'm really into food; it's one of my favourite things - everything from potato waffles to lobster.
I don't understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.
Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.
I was once in a long relationship with a man who ran a vintage clothes store but had been a chef, so I'd come home each night to a different three-course meal. I was quite fat, but so happy.
My mum came from nothing and didn't have many opportunities in her youth, and she blames a lot of her social inadequacies on that.
Whatever you are, you have the right to get married.
I have a lot of admiration for people who've been in relationships a long time, married for years.
I was mainly raised by a working mum who didn't have much time or inclination for making food. So I had three or four basic meals: fish fingers and a tomato; a packet scotch egg and a tomato; pasta with a tin of tomatoes; and extra mild plastic-y cheddar chopped into cubes with bits of cucumber.
I like someone with a really good and dark sense of humour.
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!
You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism - so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.
I just have an inability to lie.
I lend people money, but I'd never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didn't get it back.
My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.
You cannot schedule death.
I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.
I'm not a downtrodden woman. I just won't be.
We live in a society where everything's packaged.
I'm very affected by what I watch and read.
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.
We all get old, but I always say the skinny, pretty girls will be screwed.
It's tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, 'Oh, look, another quirky girl.'
I get to know my regular fans, and they inspire me.
Mum doesn't like it when I mention that Dad's a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.
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.
I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.
There's nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.
You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.
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.
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.
Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I've made an effort.
I'd rather die than let somebody get the better of me.
There's nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves.
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 connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.
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 think what makes me different from the average Joe is that I feel free to be myself and express myself in the way that I want. If that makes you mad, we're living in a world of dire straits. If anything, it makes you more sane.
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.
It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge.
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 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 really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.
I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
If I get in a relationship, it's always for the long-term; if not, I don't see the point.
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.
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 a serial monogamist.
