Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" You cannot schedule death. "
Paloma Faith
Death
Cannot
You
Related Quotes:
" I'm under no illusion that there are things about me that I'd like to change. I just accept who I am, and I'm proud of it. "
Paloma Faith
Like
Illusion
Proud
" My mum's always on at me to have children and blames 'that stupid stage thing you do' for me not already having a family. "
Paloma Faith
Children
You
Stupid
" I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person. "
Paloma Faith
Hate
Free
Idea
" Whatever you are, you have the right to get married. "
Paloma Faith
Whatever
Right
Married
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Business
Time
Silly
" I wasn't really comfortable reading until I was 12. "
Paloma Faith
Really
Comfortable
Until
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Women
Confidence
Culture
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Work
Moment
Rain
" It's amazing living alone. I'm very lucky. It's like a refuge. "
Paloma Faith
Lucky
Alone
Amazing
" I like not to feel that all my eggs are in one basket, or I get nervous. "
Paloma Faith
Basket
Eggs
Feel
" I'm very affected by what I watch and read. "
Paloma Faith
Affected
Very
Watch
" Celebrity culture is an aspirational culture regardless of how much you don't want it to be. "
Paloma Faith
Culture
Want
Much
" I'm not that materialistic. I like nice clothes and that, but I don't spend lots of money on stuff. I'm not really into TV, I don't have an iPod, I've got a gramophone. "
Paloma Faith
Stuff
Got
Clothes
" 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! "
Paloma Faith
Fun
Kind
Experience
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Try
Diet
Feel
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Day
School
Choose
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Street
Saying
Mistakes
" I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don't believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card - and in America you can't pay for anything on a debit card. "
Paloma Faith
Problems
American
America
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Think
Say
Successful
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Better
Born
Cook
" I try not to brand myself 'weird' any more because it sticks. "
Paloma Faith
Brand
More
Because
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Like
Shopping
Home
" 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. "
Paloma Faith
Achieving
Me
Believe
" I just really want to make albums - and however I can, I will. "
Paloma Faith
Really
Just
Make
" When I do my shows, it's really cross-generational. Sometimes there's three generations there. "
Paloma Faith
Sometimes
Three
Generations
" I get plenty of, 'Is that song about me?' from men but I just tell them to get over themselves. "
Paloma Faith
Song
Tell
Over
" Compared to a lot of artists, I'm usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots. "
Paloma Faith
Videos
Lot
Artists
" I really like to please people, and I think it's a symptom of being an only child. "
Paloma Faith
Only
Being
People
" Some men think that if you're empowered and sure of yourself then you're a man-hater, but it's like, 'No, I'm just the same as you are, but maybe just a tiny bit more confident.' "
Paloma Faith
Think
Yourself
Confident
" My desire to experiment comes from my attention-deficit approach to cosmetics. I just get really bored, really easily. "
Paloma Faith
Desire
Just
Get