Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.
BILLIE EILISHSmiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.
BILLIE EILISHThe word ‘artist’ means so many different things, and I feel like to be a real one, you really have to do it all.
BILLIE EILISHI’m super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I’m critical of other people, too – I try not to be, though.
BILLIE EILISHI lost myself again, but I remember you.
BILLIE EILISHSometimes it’s flattering when people copy you, but sometimes it gets to a breaking point.
BILLIE EILISHIt’s really fun to be on stage in front of people.
BILLIE EILISHPeople are terrified of me, and I want them to be.
BILLIE EILISHI play piano and ukulele, and I taught myself those things just because I wanted to play them.
BILLIE EILISHBeing an artist is way more interesting than just being a model because it’s about you and what you want to be.
BILLIE EILISHYou have to have trust in someone you’re working with; otherwise, you’re not gonna come out with something that’s really you.
BILLIE EILISHIt’s rare for anyone to value the opinions of a teenage girl.
BILLIE EILISHMy fans are everything to me, I love them.
BILLIE EILISHTime is kind of an amazing thing because you can do so much with it. I think people underestimate time. I don’t want to just sit on my phone for hours.
BILLIE EILISHI don’t belong to anyone, but everybody knows my name.
BILLIE EILISHI don’t even call them fans. I don’t like that. They’re literally just a part of my life; they’re a part of my family.
BILLIE EILISHWhat inspires me about rap is that it’s written in an almost poetic way. I just think it’s so cool.
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