Lily Allen Quotes

I think the whole, like, cultural diversity and the arty side of London is really, really great. And how it's so historic as well.

I don't see myself as a role model; people should look to mothers and sisters as role models.

I'm opinionated, but I'm not a vindictive person and I never say anything unprovoked, either.

Because of piracy there has been a massive downturn in people buying music, which makes it more difficult for artists to make money from the sale of records.

If you can't detect the sarcasm you've misunderstood.

I was a drug dealer in Ibiza at 15. I did not excel in drug dealing - I was terrible at it. Golden rule with drug dealing - don't get too enthusiastic with your own merchandise.

I think as long as you're not being malicious and you're not hurting people then you should not be ashamed of what you do.

I think I'm like Marmite; you either love me or you hate me.

Perez Hilton is an irritating wasp in the beautiful rose garden that is my life.

I always wanted to do music but never really had the confidence to do it until my first manager George Lamb, who I met out in Ibiza, encouraged me.

I don't think men are the enemy. I think women are the enemy.

You have to be in love with yourself before anyone else can fall in love with you; to be happy with yourself.

We're in the age of the selfie. It's just encouraging vanity. It's not even representative of anything except how you want people to perceive you. Think of when people are partying and having fun. They're like, "Hey, look at us!" You're obviously not having that much fun because otherwise you wouldn't be stopping to document it. It's stupid.

When I hit a period of not being able to write music, I get up and walk away. It's pretty mean but it's true.

I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem. But we never hear that side of the story.

People in this day and age are still under the illusion that every woman who is successful must be being controlled by a man... I'm the boss.

I'm really convinced I`m not talented at all, and I'm sure that people are just about to figure that out.

I don't really like the way that journalism works in the UK anyway; it's all about getting the most shocking thing out of somebody and kind of twisting people's words, which isn't really journalism, as far as I'm concerned.

When a music teacher that I had at school was taken ill and we had a variety show and I had to fill in - that's when I realized I had a voice.

There's a certain amount of what I wear that I wear for irony.

I still think I'm fat. Right now I'm worrying about how I'm going to lose weight after the pregnancy. I feel like an elephant, but I do get the occasional sexy pregnant day where I think I look great.

I never go out to be photographed, never. I go to events because they're fun.

I've always listened to music, since I was really, really young.

Sometimes I wish I was just a girl in an indie band. I could dance around on stage and it wouldn't be so much about me.

When I'm in New York my boyfriend buys me sneakers and vice versa.

Cheryl Cole, if you're reading this, I may not be as prety as you but at least I write my own songs.

I wasn't into anything at school. I used to get really embarrassed. I used to get asked to do performing things, and I'd go to all the rehearsals, and then I'd pretend to be ill on the day I had to actually perform. I was very unhappy at school.

I think of myself as quite a confused kind of person, because I think there's so many great things about the world, but there are so many awful things too. I feel very guilty a lot of the time about enjoying my life so much when there are people living in such misery.

I studied voice when I was at school, and I was in the chamber choir, and I studied music theory as well, so I guess a lot of it came from being taught at school.

I just felt like I couldn't deal with the everyday responsibilities of life, paying bills and all of that. I'm terrible at all of that. So I knew I had to make enough money to pay someone else to deal with all of that.

I refuse to put make-up on just because the paparazzi are on my doorstep. I find it morally wrong.

I don't really see how any song can not feel contrived if it isn't honest, and how could I write honest songs if I don't write about stuff going on in my life and how I'm feeling?

Yeah, I was a florist. I went to floristry school.

I like them old and rich.

I'm quite an opinionated person, but I'd never written a diary before. I quite like it!

I think people probably lie about not reading their own reviews. I don't think that's true - I've been to a lot of music festivals and hung out backstage, especially in the past couple of years, and I see all these bands reading about themselves in newspapers. So I don't think that's true.

People recognize me all the time now, and there's lots of autograph hunting and smiling. But then I get to play gigs, which are amazing. It's a good job.

Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched 5 minutes of my performance. I don't think I've said anything that bad about anyone, though, to be honest.

I think that education works up to a certain point... I think unless I wanted to be like a nurse, or a doctor, or something that required that kind of knowledge, then education is fine. But I didn't really know what I wanted to do, so I didn't see the point in spending seven more years of my life studying something.

I'm a record collector. I'd spend all my pocket money on vinyl.

I want to go to the gym every day otherwise I feel really bad. I just want to get more toned and healthy.

In no way do I feel superior to anyone except paedophiles, rapists, murderers, etc.

I quite fancy Graham Coxon. I haven't met him yet, though. I'd like to.

I don't like being put in the same category as people because we have the same genitals and boobs. Nobody is going to write "Lily Allen vs. Ed Sheeran." It just doesn't happen.

You know what, my new mantra is this: ANT AND DEC. Ant and Dec. I might get their names tattooed on each wrist. Because they smile, and they never complain, and it seems to work for them and I wish I could be more like that.

You cannot compare Britney with Lady Gaga...You are putting Lady Gaga at the same level of Britney Spears? I really cannot believe it. Lady Gaga is good, but she's a new artist, Britney Spears is a legend.

Periods. We all get periods. Once a month, yeah. That's what the theory is

The Mail Online is like carbs - you know you shouldn't but you do. Probably two or three times a day.

Staying in with you is better than sticking things up my nose.

Nobody says anything real today. Most of those girls have their songs written by other people. It annoys me, because 'eh oh eh oh ahh' is not a chorus...