Quotes About Preference

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career.

Every musician liked Peggy Lee, but not the general public.

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.

I'd rather be a cartoonist. I don't want to be a publisher.

But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me.

Growing up, I'd never play goalie in street hockey or at shinny. I liked playing out. So the entire time I played goal, I liked handling the puck better than most.

I admire any woman who does stand-up, but frankly I'd rather pull out my own eyelids.

I cannot wear low-waisted pants - I'm constantly pulling them up.

I did not watch many of my father's films because he used to do action movies. So when anyone punched my dad I used to get scared. I have loved him in comedies. I loved him in 'Hera Pheri.'

I was not a fan of the Clash or, for that matter, any other punk band that existed.

I cooked, which was pretty un-Australian. And I didn't really like Australian music... I preferred the New Romantics and punk and stuff like that.

Heavy metal is the enemy. Everybody but me keeps going back and forth between metal and punk, but I'm narrow-minded and a purist. I'd never mess with it.

Hip-hop and R&B is mostly what I listen to. I don't have a connection with punk rock - I just never had that experience.

As an artist, I will always give art more importance and preference than pure entertainment.

I have passed on on a lot of roles. I purely and simply do what I like.

I love Russia. Some people love Africa, some people love Mexico, some people love purple, the color purple. I love Russia, and I'm not scared to say it.

I won't eat any cereal that doesn't turn the milk purple.

I've never listened to any of Purple Mk III's records.

I don't necessarily like wearing lipstick; I just think it's funny to do. I think the darker the better, but it's whatever my girlfriend Kiera has in her purse.

The thing I'm afraid of the most with the 800m is injuries. That's why I don't normally like to run in a group: I prefer to be in front, just in case someone pushes me with their spikes. I don't like stuff like that.

My team puts forward a selection of dresses, and I choose the one I feel most natural in.

Can't get my head around sci-fi or fantasy. I'm not putting those genres down; it's just that I'm not built for them.

I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV.

I hate flashy metrosexual men. I prefer a rustic man who will make a long-time companion.