Quotes from Colbie Caillat

I pay attention to how I look but I don't let it go too far.

I usually end up falling for one of my really good guy friends because I know everything about them, and you fall in love with their personalities, and it makes them become attractive to you in your eyes.

A great song should lift your heart, warm the soul and make you feel good.

Talking with my friends and family every day helps keep me grounded and connected to home. They are the most important things to me.

I like to go to the beach, have a bonfire, and play music.

My dad is one of the sweetest human beings around. He's so patient with people and has so many ideas that he's so much fun to work with.

It's so funny because when you're working with an acquaintance or someone else, you're being more polite. I find that I'm a little bit more of a brat when I'm in the studio with my dad, so I feel bad.

I don't wear makeup when I'm home. I love taking a break from it.

I like doing 25-minute intervals on the treadmill. I go back and forth with running and fast walking and keep changing the incline to high and low. Then I do 15 minutes of lifting light weights and all different kinds of sit-ups, squats, and stretches. I do this routine four days a week.

I use moisturizer on my face both day and night, and I don't sleep with makeup on.

I think the older you get, the more you know about life, and the more you learn about yourself and you become comfortable in your own skin. So the older I'm getting, the more fun I'm having.

I think 12 songs is too much to listen to all at once. When I buy a record, I get to the fifth song, and then I don't get to really hear the rest of the record.

My advice is don't scrub your makeup off your eyes; be gentle.

Songwriting is like a therapy, it's a connection that you have with another person, and I'm not scared of it at all for some reason.

Writing is my therapy. My feelings build up inside of me and then I sit down and write a song.

If anyone is ever rude to you, then there's no need to hang out with them! Just find the people that make you feel good.

I'm always shy and timid when I write in front of people.

I love to be in Hawaii - everything very natural, and my style reflects that.

I don't take relationships too seriously, but everyone else seems to. And when you get your heart broken, it's like the end of the world. And I look at it as that was one moment in your life, one chapter. That person helped you grow and figure out what kind of person you want to be with in the future.

When you have a cute outfit on and your makeup looks amazing, the first thing people comment on is your image. When you don't wear makeup, you hear things like, 'Oh wow, you look tired,' or, 'You're so brave for not wearing makeup!'

Bob Marley is a huge influence. I love reggae music, but I also love the purpose of the songs he writes and the style of the music - it takes your worries away and makes you feel good, and I think that's what music is about.

And when I perform on my own tour, I have to talk myself into going out on that stage every single night.

I was always shy and had a huge fear of being onstage.

I love 'Breathe' with Taylor (Swift) but I've been performing 'Lucky' with Jason (MRaz) all over the world in the past year so I'm glad that's what won.