Gwen Stefani Quotes - Page 2

The [palette] fantasy is always to get what you want, what you wear, and to be able to take it with you, so you don't have to bring all the other stuff. I just started digging through my drawers of my favorites, and I asked myself what is it that I cant live without?

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

Fashion is an extension of your personality, and I've always been obsessed. I always want to have something different than everybody else.

When you write a great song, it just blows you away. When you write a song that connects with people around the world - I mean like it actually transcends language barriers - you see how it can affect people, and it's quite a tall order to follow up on.

I think after doing Push and Shove and having it not be successful, I lost a lot of confidence. Songwriting, for me, has always been traumatic, and I've always made all these excuses. But I've realized that you have to just accept that it was a gift: "I don't know where it came from, I don't know how I did it, but I did write all those songs, and I gotta do it again."

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

I was down after divorce - I was all the way down. And I just felt like, "God, I gotta turn this around. I can't go down like this. I have to know that this is happening for a reason." And I knew that I had to turn to music.

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.

When you discover your sexuality - like when you're little, you don't notice it. Then suddenly you're walking down the street and you're whistled at. And you're like, Oh, I have this power I didn't know about. And you also discover you're kind of prey. And you're like, Wait, that's confusing.

A great day for me is not getting out of bed. I like to see how many snacks I can eat..and how many really bad TV shows I can watch

I`m like a peanut butter sandwich.

I didn't know anything about fashion, growing up in Orange County. I just knew about it through music, how ska bands dressed.

I don't know why I've always loved makeup so much. It helps me get ready for my day and the stage. It really does make a huge difference. We're just so lucky as women to be able to wear it. If you're having a bad day you can change that. Guys don't have a choice and just have to face the world like that. Could you imagine?

I grew up in a normal family. I have sweet parents, who are still married... But my life is so different from how I thought it would be.

I definitely look back at certain moments and don't think I look good...but I know why! I didn't have a hair stylist, I did all my own makeup, and I was going to the local fabric store for all of my outfits.

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

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

Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it’s like an excuse for Halloween everyday.

I remember the day I discovered James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. I don't know why it affected me so strongly, but I walked down to the corner store and bought every poster of them, and I did my whole room up. Overnight.

I've always loved fashion - it's a reflection of your personality.

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

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

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

Even being close to L.A., I was always inspired by old movies and Marilyn Monroe and the glamour of Hollywood.

I grew up near Disneyland, and my brother's an animator, so I was always really inspired by bright, cartoony colors and that whole feeling of happiness.