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" I'd rather be on my own than be with a violent man. "
Paloma Faith
Rather
My Own
Man
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" We all get old, but I always say the skinny, pretty girls will be screwed. "
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" 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. "
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" No one ever chats me up; I think they all think I'm taken. Either that or no one fancies me. "
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" Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots. "
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" I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I'm out running. "
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" All the things that I find beautiful have a darkness about them. "
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" Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you. "
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" I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influence comes from. "
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" 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. "
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Feel
" I've got so many clothes; I can dress in any style. "
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" 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. "
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Want
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" You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard. "
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" I just have an inability to lie. "
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Just
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" My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson. "
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" 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. "
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Me
Family
" 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. "
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Me
Person
" 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. "
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Say
Successful
" I'd never go on a reality show - it's too invasive. "
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" I'd rather die than let somebody get the better of me. "
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" I'd love to say that I could write political songs, but I don't feel clued-up enough. "
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Enough
" Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney. "
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She
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" I'm a serial monogamist. "
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" I don't have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people. "
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" I think that there should be options available, quite early on, that if someone is recognised as a disruptive child, for them to be trained vocationally. Maybe if those kids were given the option to learn how to contribute to society on a practical level they wouldn't get into trouble. "
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" I like sparkles; I think I'm a magpie. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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