Top 33 Eliza Doolittle Quotes

I do embarrassing things all the time, but I don’t really get embarrassed. It’s like I’m unaware of my embarrassing things.

I love Radiohead, which most people don’t expect, and I listen to everything from Stevie Wonder to Steely Dan, Carole King, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Beyonce Knowles, Vampire Weekend, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Burt Bacharach, and Paul Simon.

I always liked acting in school and drama classes, but when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I always told them I wanted to be a singer. I didn’t want to be a jack of all trades. I wanted to master one.

My music is not a particular genre. It’s not bubblegum or cheese. It’s just good songs, pop songs. It’s just my songs.

I really don’t think plastic surgery is a good idea. People who’ve had it done don’t look younger or better, they just look like they’ve had plastic surgery.

I was always into pop music, Destiny’s Child, songs with catchy music. Even when I was writing when I was younger, it wasn’t all about expressing myself; it was just about making fun music.

I’m always writing; my phone is full of ideas – melodies and lyrics and stuff.

I think that everyone in this world should be confident in who they are and believe in themselves no matter what.

Young people, our rights and the things we care about, have been taken away because it doesn’t really matter to the politicians whether or not we have them. We’re just another demographic to try and please, but there’s no point if we aren’t voting.

I did try theatre out when I was little. I did roles as a child actress. My parents didn’t push me into it. But I was up for it. I didn’t enjoy doing eight shows a week, though. That repetitiveness didn’t appeal to me. I love doing something different every day and travelling. You can’t do that in the theatre.

Constantly travelling means I don’t always get to eat well – so it’s probably a good idea for me to do some exercise.

I’ve featured in some soundtracks in the past, and I would love to do more. I love great soundtracks to movies. Quentin Tarantino always picks amazing soundtracks, so I would like to do something for him or write a song for him.

I tend to write at the piano, but usually the melody and lyrics come first. Like, I’ll be in the shower, and I’ll start singing, and the melody and the lyric will just come out. Then I’ll quickly try to finish the shower, try to remember it, record it on my phone and save it for the studio.

I want to write songs people can sing along to. I can think of nothing more exciting than travelling the world and playing to audiences and having them sing your words along with you.

You don’t sell as many records as you used to because of illegal downloads, but I think there are other ways you can make money through your music. Whether it’s through merchandise or teaming up with other companies or brands or whatever, there are ways.

The only thing that holds true happiness is that moment when you’re in it. Nothing can be controlled.

Experimenting with make-up is a lot of fun. When I’m not touring, I like nothing better than inviting the girls around to listen to music and get ready together before going out.

The Beatles and Ray Charles were in the same charts together, and that was just called pop music – it wasn’t called soul or rock. The best pop music just stands out as something that’s just original, and I think it should all be called pop again.

I have always been a Peter Blake fan and love street art and graffiti. I really like this street-art collective called Faile. They’re from Brooklyn and make these prints of beautiful women.

I love lots of designers. I will always love Vivienne Westwood; she is a legendary designer.

I don’t prepare for wearing a bikini; I always have a bit of a tummy.

When I first played live, I would shake with fear, and my voice would tremble. But I do it for the love of it. There’s nothing I love more than playing live.

There are lots of people whose style I admire, although I’d never dress like them. Chloe Sevigny is probably the most stylish woman ever, and Lady Gaga is amazing – it’s fun to watch what she’s going to wear next.

As a writer, I try to do different things, but I’m not going to become a darker artist or turn into Radiohead overnight. I don’t think that’s my style.

I haven’t been watching any TV recently because I’ve been on the road, but I am an avid ‘EastEnders’ fan. I’ve watched it all my life, and so have my family.

I always loved singing. I was always trying to sing in school plays. I was in every one I could be in.

I’d love to work with Pharrell, but it’s annoying because everyone is working with him now, and you don’t want to be like, ‘Oh, I want to work with you, too.’ But he is the dream.

I’m a very visually motivated person. Music is always going to be the thing I’m most motivated by, but music and visuals go hand in hand.

Lots of people, from what I can see, just want to get into the music business for the glamour of it. But there isn’t any, really. It’s so up and down this industry, but if you really love it, nothing can stop you.

My friends will be like, ‘That bloke was chatting you up’, and I’ll go, ‘What?’ I’m so oblivious – I don’t notice things like that.

Doing gigs is great, but when you come together for a production in the theatre, that is something I have a lot of respect for.

Fashion changes. Everyone in fashion changes. I think it’s important to change it up and reinvent yourself every now and again.

I learnt that if I want to make any difference, or changes to my world, then I’ve got to be involved. We need passion – that’s how things change.