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I’d say that, first and foremost, I’m a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

Paloma Faith

Mum doesn’t like it when I mention that Dad’s a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.
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Cook Exception Father Myself
I don’t have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.
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Beyond Brush Change Daily Day Myself Routine
Whatever you are, you have the right to get married.
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Marriage Myself Right
Adele’s like a beacon of honesty. Doesn’t compromise, goes to America and she’s still the same sweary cockney.
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Compromise Herself Honesty
I’m not interested in what other people are doing. That’s their business.
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Business Interest Myself People
You feel a sense of elation seeing yourself on a billboard.
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Feeling Myself Standard
I dread the idea of a paparazzi snapping me while I’m out running.
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Ideas Myself Run
I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I’m not a free person.
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Freedom Hate Myself Person
Compared to a lot of artists, I’m usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.
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Artist Fashion Myself Open Photograph Quite Video
I don’t connect much with the present. I have more of an affinity for what came in the past.
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Connection Myself Past Present
It’s tragic that you can define a whole movement in music by gender alone. People are like, ‘Oh, look, another quirky girl.’
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Alone Gender Movement Tragedy Woman
I enjoy being a girl.
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Enjoyment Myself Woman
You cannot schedule death.
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Death Myself Schedule
I wasn’t really comfortable reading until I was 12.
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Age Comfortable Myself Reading
I 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.
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Act Balance Career Habit Hands Hope Music Myself
I’m the type of person who, if somebody offers me a free meal, I get excited because you never know where your next free meal is going to come from.
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Excitement Freedom Offering Person Type Yourself
I feel quite fearless protecting the people I love.
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Feeling Love Myself People Protection Quite
I don’t understand why the accent you speak in has to indicate what level of intellect you have.
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Intellectual Myself Talk Understand
My mum’s always on at me to have children and blames ‘that stupid stage thing you do’ for me not already having a family.
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Blame Children Family Mom Yourself
I’m so used to changing time zones that I can sleep at any time. I’m rarely ever tossing and turning – if I am, it’s really a big deal.
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Change Deal Myself Sleep Time
I think I’d be a million times more successful and more iconic if I was a singer in the 40s. I’d be allowed a level of mystery and I think I’d suit that decade.
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Icon Myself Mystery Success Thinking Time
I’m surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don’t have any problem telling me I’m acting like an idiot or I’m not that funny.
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Celebrity Family Friendship Funny Impression Myself Surround
Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I’ve made an effort.
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Better Dressing Effort Myself Therapy
Working with Terry Gilliam was magic – I’ve been watching his films since I was little.
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Himself Magic Movie
My favourite authors are Milan Kundera and Jeanette Winterson.
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Author Book Favorite Myself
I don’t feel I fit in with morning television because I’m like a vampire and I like to stay up late.
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Feeling Late Morning Myself Stay Television
I vote Labour and can’t begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.
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Acknowledgement Goodness Myself Vote

I’d say that, first and foremost, I’m a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

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I’d say that, first and foremost, I’m a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up.

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