A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don’t worry about that.
MADONNA CICCONEAnd then, going to high school, I saw how popular girls had to behave to get the boys. I knew I couldn’t fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear makeup, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits.
More Madonna Ciccone Quotes
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There’s no borderline for the things that I can say, do, and create.
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Effeminate men intrigue me more than anything in the world. I see them as my alter egos. I feel very drawn to them. I think like a guy, but I’m feminine. So I relate to feminine men.
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When I came to New York it was the first time I’d ever taken a plane, the first time I’d ever gotten a taxi-cab, the first time for everything. And I came here with 35 dollars in my pocket. It was the bravest thing I’d ever done.
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I like to be provocative. I like to make people think. I like to touch people’s hearts. And if I can do all three of those things in one fell swoop, then I feel like I’ve really accomplished something.
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Are you ready boots? Start Walking…..never look back. # artforfreedom # revolutionoflove
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Having money is just the best thing in the world.
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I love the art form, but working in film can be a disheartening experience.
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My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.
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To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don’t want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.
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I’m sure other people have a very strange view of my lifestyle.
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I am very proud to be Italian.
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I feel just as hungry today as I did the day I left home.
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There is a very modest side to me too. How far away from me is the image? It’s about 20 steps away.
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I laugh at myself. I don’t take myself completely seriously. I think that’s another quality that people have to hold on to… you have to laugh, especially at yourself.
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To me punk rock is thinking outside of the box, outside of the program, outside the establishment.
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