Quotes from Rihanna

I feel like pop stars can't be rock stars anymore because they have to be role models, and it takes the fun out of it for us, because we just want to have fun with art.

Making music is like shopping for me. Every song is like a new pair of shoes.

People - especially white people - they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.

My jewelry's all fake - from Claire's. Or I get it from my mom's boutique in Barbados.

Never underestimate a man's ability to make you feel guilty for his mistakes.

I got teased my entire school life. What they were picking on I don't even understand.

My mother would kill me if I posed nude! My mother raised me with certain standards.

I happen to think like a man, and do certain things guys like to do. I grew up around boys.

All my favorite artists and fashion icons and models are from the Nineties. Everybody was just so fearless.

Over the holidays, and even during filming, I realized that I actually like my body, even if it's not perfect according to the book. I just feel sexy. For the first time, I don't want to get rid of the curves. I just want to tone it up. My body is comfortable, and it's not unhealthy, so I'm going to rock with it.

I know that a large part of my fan base is gay. They've shown me love from the start. I mean in this industry, everyone from my glam people to my dancers are gay. You can't be homophobic in this line of work - I'm a pop star!

When you realize who you live for, and who's important to please, a lot of people will actually start living. I am never going to get caught up in that. I'm gonna look back on my life and say that I enjoyed it - and I lived it for me.

I love making music. That's what I love to do. So I don't feel like there's any need to take a break unless I want to.

I used to feel unsafe right in the moment of an accomplishment - I felt the ground fall from under my feet because this could be the end. And even now, while everyone is celebrating, I'm on to the next thing. I don't want to get lost in this big cushion of success.

Steven Spielberg was my childhood hero.

I hate going to the gym and doing it the old-fashioned way. I hate anything that's too straightforward, too routine, too familiar. I get bored really, really quickly.

I think I'm like most people – we fear the unknown and the things that have yet to come to pass, which are the very things that don't deserve to be feared. When you give God complete control, it's very hard not to be fearless.

The more I swear I'm happy the more I'm feeling alone

Guys need attention. They need that nourishment, that little stroke of the ego that gets them by every now and then.

I have too many clothes, I have too many options.

I just really wanted to be myself. I wanted to be sassy, the attitude, all these things that I am.

I never eat salad. I make sure I don't put a lot of junk into my system, but I hate vegetables!

When I cut my hair, the whole sound changed, my style changed.

I have several videos on my phone that I've never released. Having dance parties in our car, don't be jealous!