I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I’m not a free person.
PALOMA FAITHI really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I’m not a free person.
PALOMA FAITHI wasn’t really comfortable reading until I was 12.
PALOMA FAITHI’m proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated.
PALOMA FAITHAdele’s like a beacon of honesty. Doesn’t compromise, goes to America and she’s still the same sweary cockney.
PALOMA FAITHI don’t normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.
PALOMA FAITHYou cannot schedule death.
PALOMA FAITHMy mum’s always on at me to have children and blames ‘that stupid stage thing you do’ for me not already having a family.
PALOMA FAITHI wish I was more stupid because I’m either completely ecstatic and joyous and absolutely high as a kite or I’m a bit morbid. There’s never anything in between.
PALOMA FAITHDressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I’ve made an effort.
PALOMA FAITHIf I go out with no make-up and a tracksuit on, nobody comes up to me. And if they do, I won’t do a photo because I wouldn’t want any photographic evidence.
PALOMA FAITHThere’s nothing wrong with a thick eyebrow; Frida Kahlo had them.
PALOMA FAITHI’m not interested in what other people are doing. That’s their business.
PALOMA FAITHCompared to a lot of artists, I’m usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.
PALOMA FAITHI don’t understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.
PALOMA FAITHI mean, my music career and my acting career – if I want to do them to the extent that I eventually do want to get to, it’s going to be a bit of a balancing act. But I’m hoping they’ll just go hand in hand.
PALOMA FAITHCinema affects everything, from the way I get dressed to how I build my stages.
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