Gwen Stefani famous quotes

Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Sacrifice #High Heels #Sometimes

You feel pretty gross when you are first pregnant. You don't feel cute, you feel disgusting. You're getting fat. It was hard.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Cute #Firsts #Fats

Act as young as you feel. You're not getting older; you're getting more entitled to be your fabulous self.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Self #Getting Older #Fabulous

It's interesting to watch where music is going next. Isn't it always rotating? It is so weird how disposable pop music is, even mine. It just goes by so fast.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Interesting #Watches #Next

I want to be a guy, but I want to wear a lot of makeup.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Makeup #Guy #Want

Never say never. In your life you never know what's going to happen next.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Next #Never Say Never

I have to work very hard to look the way I do. I want the girls out there to know that.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Girl #Looks #Want

There's nothing that compares to being in a band with your best friends. We're so comfortable together, we understand each other. It feels, like, normal. Whereas solo period felt like I was trying to be something, and play a role, and pretend.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Play #Trying #Together

I think I've been able to fool a lot of people because I know I'm a dork. I'm a geek.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Thinking #People #Able

To write an album takes so much focus and selfish time, to just write and think about your life. For me. Maybe not for other people.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Selfish #Writing #Thinking

I remember when I was in school, they would ask, 'What are you going to be when you grow up?' and then you'd have to draw a picture of it. I drew a picture of myself as a bride.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Wedding #Growing Up #School

My songs are basically my diaries. Some of my best songwriting has come out of time when I've been going through a personal nightmare.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Music #Song #Diaries

It takes a lot of selfish time to make music.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Selfish

Don't shave, don't shower, don't care. Be really stinky and wear the same clothes every day. I think what makes a man sexy is not being self-aware. That’s what's really cute to me.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Cute #Sexy #Men

I have learned to delegate.
-- Gwen Stefani

#I Have Learned

Finding that balance between work and family is the hardest thing I've ever done - by far.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Balance #Done #Hardest

I have to be creative to be happy.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Creative #Be Creative

Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Life Is Short #Life Is

My mom always said I was the peacemaker in the family. My older brother, Eric, was the leader, the creative one. I was just his puppet.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #Brother #Leader

Have another baby. I mean, it's such a miracle to have one. And there's so...
-- Gwen Stefani

#Baby #Mean #Miracle

I got married and decided I wanted to do a dance record, and I didn't ever expect for it to be what it was or for the 'No Doubt' thing to be such a long break, but it was one of those things where you just had to sort of follow your inspiration.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Dance #Inspiration #Long

If I wasn't even famous or had any success, I would still wake up and put tons of make-up on, and put on a cool outfit. That's always been who I've been my whole life, so that's never gonna change. I love fashion. I love getting dressed up. I love Halloween, too.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Fashion #Halloween #Wake Up

I don't fight with people - like, I can barely fight with my husband because I'll just start crying instead.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Husband #Fighting #People

After you make a fool of yourself a few hundred times, you learn what works.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Fool #Hundred

I don't mean this in a stuck-up way, but I needed an attitude song.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Song #Attitude #Mean

Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #Thinking #Way

I like the old, vintage Hollywood look.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Vintage #Hollywood #Looks

I remember so vividly the first song I ever wrote. It was called 'Different People.'
-- Gwen Stefani

#Song #People #Different

I've always been a girl who loves to dress up.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Girl #Dresses

Before, I was really passive, all I cared about was being in love with my boyfriend. I didn't have any creative power, nothing. I don't know that person any more.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Being In Love #Creative #My Boyfriend

A miracle... my biggest accomplishment is my marriage so far. Because it's hard, everyone knows it's hard.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Accomplishment #Miracle

At a certain point I'm going to want to have a family.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Family #Want #Certain

At first it was my brother's songwriting and I was just doing what everyone told me.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Brother #Firsts #My Brother

It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #Being A Mom

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Halloween #Band #Want

Every day I fail at something.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Failing

What did turtles evolve from? Really, I want to know. And for God’s sake, don’t say lizards, because turtles are nothing like lizards. They could not be more different.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Turtles #Different #Lizards

And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Fun #Beats #Stage

I'm hoping my children will save me from my vanity. If it doesn't, plastic surgery is an option... It sucks to have to grow older. We all have to accept it.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Children #Vanity #Accepting

I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Strong #Self Worth #Self

I work out five days a week, I can't imagine not doing it.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Work Out #Imagine #Week

People might think you can turn creativity on and off, but it's not like that. It just kind of comes out. A mash up of all these things you collect in your mind. You never know when it's gonna happen, but when it does ... it's like magic. It's just that simple and it's just that hard.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Creativity #Simple #Thinking

My parents always pushed creativity on us, but they made it seem like the fun thing to do.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Fun #Creativity #Parent

Kingston is so chill. He goes with me everywhere. He's been to every studio in L.A., New York, London. He lives up to his name-total Rasta boy. He gives me a real balance. You can go 100 miles an hour, but you still have to stop to hang out with him.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #New York #Real

Every record that I've ever made, I listen to it so much before it comes out. As soon as it comes out, I never listen to it again. It's, like, over.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Records #Made

My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Husband #Priorities #My Husband

I wanted so badly to have a backup plan for when I'm not performing anymore. Let's be realistic: it's not going to be like this forever.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Forever #Realistic #Performing

I would love to learn to play something so I don't have to rely on someone to collaborate with.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Play #Liking Someone #Rely

If you're not Prince, you're never going to sound like Prince.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Sound

It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Talent

Out of all the artistic things I do, music is the most rewarding because it's so hard to write songs.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Song #Writing #Artistic

Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we've been through. I can't really have that relationship with them anymore.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mother #Two #Wife

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Song #Eye #People

I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Believe #Writing #Hard Times

When you first have a baby your life doesn't change. I mean, you have a little less sleep and you drag these cuddly things around you and it's just amazing. But you still get to be you. Once they get to, like, five, six and school and it starts to get, like, 'Wow, they got real problems. They're my responsibility.' Oh my God. That is overwhelming.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Baby #Real #Mean

The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Lucky #Financial #Financial Success

I`m like a peanut butter sandwich.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Peanut Butter #Sandwiches #Peanuts

I'm kind of lazy. I like to lie around with my husband and watch TV and stuff like that.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Husband #Lying #Lazy

I'm happy to have L.A.M.B. participate in the PSP accessories show as I've always loved designing bags and accessories, It's all about creativity at the end of the day, whether you're talking about fashion, technology or music, and that's what my L.A.M.B. bags are about.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Fashion #Creativity #Technology

I think everyone has gifts and everyone has talents. If you are successful at it, it feels really good but it never really penetrates completely.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Successful #Thinking #Talent

Look at your watch now. You're still a super hot female.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Funny #Hot #Female

Our memories, they can be inviting. But some are altogether, mighty frightening.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Funny #Memories #Our Memories

Workin' so hard every night and day and now we get to lay back.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Funny #Night

Wakin' up to find another day. The moon got lost again last night, but now the sun has finally had its say.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Funny #Moon #Night

And all I know is, you've got to give me everything. Nothing less 'cause, you know I give you all of me.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Funny #Giving #Causes

[On husband Gavin Rossdale:] We're a perfect couple. He cooks, and I eat.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Marriage #Couple #Husband

I try not to be but Im super-neurotic about diet. Im neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! Im like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And Im super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Cute #Girl #Clothes

Oh yea FORTUNATELY the girls are a lot braver then the guys, they flirt all the time.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Girl #Flirting #Guy

I have to tell everyone everything that's going on. It is different once you're married, because that's sacred.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Different #Sacred #Married

I thought that I was going to be like this earth mother. When people would complain about being pregnant, I was like, 'What are you talking about? It's incredible! Just enjoy it.'
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mother #Talking #People

Working with (new collaborators) and letting people in to try new melodies and new lyrical ideas was very hard.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Letting Go #Ideas #People

Once I find something I'm passionate about, I get this crazy drive.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Crazy #Passion #Passionate

Music & Fashion; it all comes from the same place of creativity.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Fashion #Creativity

I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. It would be totally messed up!
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #Children #Character

My husband really loves the red [lipstick], so I keep the red because I want to keep the husband.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Husband #Red Lipstick #Want

You're always tellin' me to go out more, Go ahead, get out and see the world, But then I think, why should I? I'd rather stay home and cry.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Stay Strong #Home #Thinking

Now I got my foot - through the door - and I ain't goin' no where.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Funny #Doors #Feet

I like to make my husband like me more, and he likes it when I’m wearing makeup.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Husband #Makeup #Likes

You can't plan anything, right? You can try.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Trying #Plans

Everything works out how it should.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Work Out #Should #Everything Works Out

I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Jobs #Real #Creative

I was a different person before I started to write. When I realized I could be a songwriter and that people would listen - that was when I started feeling good in my life.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Writing #People #Feel Good

Being a singer is all about me. About ego. Being a mom is all about being selfless - two different worlds.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #Two #Ego

I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Clothes #Years #Want

My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Mom #Dad #School

I'm vain enough to want do a movie again, but right now more roles are the last thing on my list.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Lists #Roles #Want

Writing songs is super intimate. It's a bit like getting naked.
-- Gwen Stefani

#Song #Writing #Naked