Quotes About Self-expression

The life of the President's First Lady would not have been for me. And I don't know how I would have been as a housewife.

I'm a true woman, not a Bond girl. That's why I say all the time, 'James Bond lady,' 'James Bond woman.'

I love to keep my hair long, and I think every lady should have long hair. After all, it looks so feminine and beautiful.

I'm not a crazy old cat lady!

I don't feel like the 'first,' or the last, or a lady. I am Brigitte Macron!

I don't ever necessarily feel masculine or feminine. I just feel... I don't know. Like, when I'm wearing women's clothes, it's not like I'm dressing like a lady, a woman; it's just like I'm doing whatever I want.

If I'm a crazy cat lady, so be it. I'm very proud.

I just want a lady who can be themselves, it's not a cookie cutter criteria that a woman should fall under.

There are people we look up to, like Lady Gaga and what she's built. She's not afraid to own who she is.

This is all me. That's why all my products come in this dragon egg literally 'cause I'm like, I laid an egg for you, girl. Every little last detail is so Nikita and extra and wild. I'm creating things I've always wanted to see in the beauty industry.

I dress some of the most successful women in the world, and meeting these women rubs off on you. A few years ago, the woman was someone I imagined in my head. Now they're real. It's important my work evolve along with me and that I show more facets of myself.

I don't try to impress people. Sometimes my jokes can be very harsh; I'm very sarcastic. I would joke about something disgusting, and my agent might be like, 'OK, maybe leave that behind for this one meeting. The burping? Maybe don't do that.'

As a person, I love dressing up. I wear make-up when I am meeting a friend or going for a meeting or even when I am out for a coffee for that matter.

On New Year's Eve, 2000, my friends and I were going to a party in Melbourne and I decided to do it in drag. It was the happiest night of my life.

I'm not usually drawn to memoir - many run the risk of self-aggrandizement or score-settling.

Part of the thing about why I wrote memoirs rather than a novel is that if anybody is going to tell my story it is going to be me in my way.

If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.

You can be feminine and wear heels, dresses, and makeup, and still be a powerful woman - physically, mentally, emotionally.

If I'm dressed down, I'm sad. If I'm really done up, I feel happy and mentally well.

Being blonde, for me, means never having to say: 'I'll have the honey-striped half-head of highlights for £200,' to a bored colourist in a Mayfair salon, which is much more satisfying, not to mention cheap.

I don't go to events to have my picture taken. I don't really care if my name is mentioned on a blog. It's not my thing.

When we went to see the first rough cuts of 'Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence,' I fell to the floor because my acting was so bad. I wrote music to compensate for my bad acting.

I would never mess around with braids and curls and everything.

The message is risk, really risk. Be yourself. Create.