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" I'm reading Sebastian Faulks's 'Birdsong' at the moment. I read it when I was younger but decided to re-read it, as I remembered really liking it at the time. "

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" Lots of people, from what I can see, just want to get into the music business for the glamour of it. But there isn't any, really. It's so up and down this industry, but if you really love it, nothing can stop you. "

Eliza Doolittle

Stop

People

Music

" Doing gigs is great, but when you come together for a production in the theatre, that is something I have a lot of respect for. "

" I did try theatre out when I was little. I did roles as a child actress. My parents didn't push me into it. But I was up for it. I didn't enjoy doing eight shows a week, though. That repetitiveness didn't appeal to me. I love doing something different every day and travelling. You can't do that in the theatre. "

" I think that everyone in this world should be confident in who they are and believe in themselves no matter what. "

" My friends will be like, 'That bloke was chatting you up', and I'll go, 'What?' I'm so oblivious - I don't notice things like that. "

Eliza Doolittle

Things

" I played Joseph in 'Joseph & The Technicolor Dreamcoat,' which was a bit silly because I am a girl. I wanted to be the narrator, but I had fun with it anyway. "

" I always liked acting in school and drama classes, but when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always told them I wanted to be a singer. I didn't want to be a jack of all trades. I wanted to master one. "

Eliza Doolittle

Drama

School

" My music is not a particular genre. It's not bubblegum or cheese. It's just good songs, pop songs. It's just my songs. "

" I think my parents did want me to go to university just in case, but neither my mum or dad went to uni, so they couldn't talk. "

Eliza Doolittle

Want

Talk

" As soon as something becomes 'trendy,' I go off it. I hate the idea of being a sheep and just following a look because I've been told it's fashionable. Individuality makes the world a much more interesting place. "

" I love dressing up. As kids, my friends and I would dress up as the Spice Girls - Posh Spice was my favourite because I had short brown hair like her. "

" I wasn't into sports when I was younger. I was one of those kids who always tried to get a note from the doctor to say I had a cold so I didn't have to go play hockey in bad weather and be miserable. "

" I'd love to work with Pharrell, but it's annoying because everyone is working with him now, and you don't want to be like, 'Oh, I want to work with you, too.' But he is the dream. "

" I have always been a Peter Blake fan and love street art and graffiti. I really like this street-art collective called Faile. They're from Brooklyn and make these prints of beautiful women. "

" I like to wear colourful clothes because they make me feel happy: short-shorts with funky tights and big jumpers are what I'm into. And I wear most things with hi-top trainers - I'm not a huge fan of heels. "

" I really don't think plastic surgery is a good idea. People who've had it done don't look younger or better, they just look like they've had plastic surgery. "

" Every time I get photographed, it's the legs. So I've insured them for a lot, for £5 million each. Is that enough? "

" I never have regrets! What's the point? "

" Eliza was my first name for two reasons. My dad was reading 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' which features the maid Eliza in it, when I was born. Then there was Eliza Doolittle from 'My Fair Lady' and 'Pygmalion.' My mum always loved the name, and I got called Eliza Doolittle a lot, so it stuck, basically. "

" Constantly travelling means I don't always get to eat well - so it's probably a good idea for me to do some exercise. "

Eliza Doolittle

Well

Always

" I'm always writing; my phone is full of ideas - melodies and lyrics and stuff. "

" I'm really into laces; I always accessorize with shoe laces whether I wear them as a belt, or attached to my shorts or in my hair or as a bracelet. "

" Young people, our rights and the things we care about, have been taken away because it doesn't really matter to the politicians whether or not we have them. We're just another demographic to try and please, but there's no point if we aren't voting. "

" You don't sell as many records as you used to because of illegal downloads, but I think there are other ways you can make money through your music. Whether it's through merchandise or teaming up with other companies or brands or whatever, there are ways. "

" Experimenting with make-up is a lot of fun. When I'm not touring, I like nothing better than inviting the girls around to listen to music and get ready together before going out. "

" I do embarrassing things all the time, but I don't really get embarrassed. It's like I'm unaware of my embarrassing things. "

Eliza Doolittle

Embarrassed

Get

" I don't prepare for wearing a bikini; I always have a bit of a tummy. "

" I want to write songs people can sing along to. I can think of nothing more exciting than travelling the world and playing to audiences and having them sing your words along with you. "

" I like getting a tan, so if I'm lying on the beach, I want to get as much skin out as possible. "

Eliza Doolittle

Want

Beach

" I love Radiohead, which most people don't expect, and I listen to everything from Stevie Wonder to Steely Dan, Carole King, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Beyonce Knowles, Vampire Weekend, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, and Paul Simon. "