When the BBC approached me, it just felt right for me to be a part of an institution like Eurovision.

I don't take my image seriously. I make fun of the fact that some people think I'm a romantic figure.

The Walker Brothers, they were a talented pair of people. I thought that Scott had a very fine voice.

I grew up asking for everything under the sun for Christmas, but I knew I wasn't going to get it all.

The idea of recognizing your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me.

The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me.

A lot of women seem to think the way to ingratiate themselves is to put down other women or backstab.

Concepts and intellectual devices or chops can't mask or conceal an underlying lack of emotive power.

I guess I'm like Roger Miller who used to say that he didn't have as many jokes as he thought he did.

I like to play golf. You know, make a little money, lose a little money. Get 10 bucks, lose 20 bucks.

My father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.

I like to experiment, and as an actress, I always thought it's good to be open about a lot of things.

You know, I feel as comfortable in an uncomfortable situation as I do when things are going smoothly.

Happiness is doubled when you share them together and sadness is halved when you share them together.

The thing is, I knew from the very first audition that I did not fit the classic 'X Factor' criteria.

You're not going to hear me singing songs about Wall Street because I don't know anything about that.

No guy in the history of America has ordered a Smirnoff Ice at a bar without hating himself a little.

Then as I got older, I always gravitated towards the hard stuff, Born To Be Wild, then Black Sabbath.

I think a perfect-color scarf really brings out your whole skin tone, lip color, and everything else.

The subject says: I see first many things which dance... then everything gradually becomes connected.

Being on stage makes me come to life. When all eyes are on you, they're watching every move you make.

When you're by yourself, you realize how much pressure you're under and how much work you have to do.

You have to make sure there's a lock on your phone because people can hack into your Twitter so fast.

There is no more disastrous mania, no more dangerous whim, than the speculation over roads not taken.

I think the first album cover was considered most provocative. I think that contributed a great deal.

Cultures have gone down and rebuilt again and I'm sure we're all facing the same level of extinction.

We don't feel like we changed from rave, because we were never rave, to punk, because we're not punk.

If you're onstage thinking about what you're going to eat when you get offstage, it's time to finish.

I have to see myself naked! That’s all that counts. If I’m not happy with my naked body, who will be?

I have learned that the place where I subsist is all places, and the space I occupy is all intervals.

You can't close your eyes to the lies perpetrated by dangerous fools / 'cos they're handing out rules

My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

Sometimes I'll flip through a magazine and do a double take when I see myself in it, it's just crazy!

I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes.

I don't believe in carrying a weapon. If somebody wants to shoot me, he'll have to bring his own gun.

With one man, there was a freedom and liberation. That was with Michael Hutchence, my partner in life

I think I'm being friendly with someone and I'll sit in their lap. They think I'm flirting with them.

In Mississippi, you don’t admit that you’re gay. It’s just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.

In Mississippi, you don't admit that you're gay. It's just an awkward thing down South, which is sad.

I decided that I'm not going to pound my fist anymore at those folks and at laws that I can't change.

It's cool to be able to give each other that space to really explore ourselves individually and grow.

My relationship with Dean was great, but ultimately it wasn't a fulfilling marriage for either of us.

I haven't shaved my private parts, but I dyed them once for a laugh! They looked more ginger, though!

Watch people and how they handle other people. You have to stay open and keep your eyes open to them.

I'll probably have to open a recording studio at some point because I won't be able to pay the bills.

Baby, black promoters oppressed me before white promoters ever got hold of me. Don't talk skin to me.

If you believe within your soul, just hold on tight and don't let go! You can make it, make it happen

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by it.

I don't worry about being in a hurry anymore, because my faith in God will always deliver me on time.

When we're on tour, we try to keep our voices sharp. We get up there and put on the best show we can.

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