Quotes from Dita Von Teese

You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.

Ignore the critics… Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!

I like the idea of being whoever I want to be.

I advocate glamour. Everyday. Every minute" "Glamour above all things.

I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be.

Don't save your good lingerie for dates, wear it for you.

The new acts' major influences were movies and their curvy queens Brigitte Bardot and Marilyn Monroe. With their big blonde hair, ample breasts, and highly fertile hips, these bombshells inspired women everywhere to exxagerate their own voluptuousness.

I'm more attracted to glamour than natural beauty. The young Marilyn Monroe was a pretty girl in a sea of pretty girls. Then she had her hair bleached, fake eyelashes, and that's when she became extraordinary. It's that idea of what you're not born with, you can create.

I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws… this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?

I advocate glamour. Every day. Every minute.

It might take just as much effort to fit in as it does to stand out, because you're standing up for yourself. It's those who take a risk and take chances who achieve greatness. Those who play it safe never can.

Would you believe I devise my entire show based upon a single one of these jewels? It's true I choose a color from my collection (...) and with it I can imagine a whole world.

The prosecutor uttered the party line that would distinguish revue from burlesque for the next thirty years. "The difference is movement. On Broadway, unadorned female figures are used to artistic advantage in tableaux. They do not move.

When someone calls another individual ugly, all I see is that the one doing the insulting becomes instantly less beautiful. Consider it a compliment to be mocked for being different.

I always say, either take the steps to lose the weight you keep threatening to lose, or love the way you are.

Everyone, no matter her or his stage in life, has the right to feel beautiful.

I'm for anyone trying any kind of look. The only barrier is yourself. Do not worry about what other people think. - Angelique Noire

I say, enhance what others might deem less than wow and make that your beauty mark.

Everyone else can go ahead and live in their beige movie. I prefer mine in Technicolor. They might all look at me and they might talk about me and they might think I'm weird. And you know what? I couldn't possibly disappoint them. So let's not. Instead, let's show them how it's done.

I suppose women are attracted to the bad-boy image sometimes because it's fun to have an adventure. It's like eating junk food... it's fun at the time, but ultimately not the best choice.

So I have the green smoothie every day for breakfast, and then sometimes even for lunch too, and then I have a normal dinner.

Anyone who says they don't like to receive a gift is lying.

I really believe that beauty comes from health - sensible eating and exercise.

But I'm not the girl who changes into flats because my feet are tired at the end of the night. I go the distance. I go all the way.