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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. "
Paloma Faith
Friends And Family
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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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" 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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" 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. "
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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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" I'm not a downtrodden woman. I just won't be. "
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" I travel regularly and have learnt to be very methodical as far as packing is concerned. For example, I always check the weather in advance of where I'm going to ensure that I've packed the right clothes. "
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" Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you. "
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" Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried. "
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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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" It's celebrated in British culture to be eccentric. "
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" I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks. "
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" Working with Terry Gilliam was magic - I've been watching his films since I was little. "
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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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" 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. "
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" I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person. "
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" Cinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages. "
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" I'm proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated. "
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" I don't know anyone, from any class, who's had a perfectly easy life. I've met people born into wealthy families who feel like they didn't have much emotional support, and people who come from working-class families who had loads of love but no money. "
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" 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. "
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" I've got so many clothes; I can dress in any style. "
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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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