Dita Von Teese

“I like having my cellphone. I like the Internet. I like being different.”

“I'm not always in a full face of make-up! That's actually one of the things I like about make-up - that you can strip it away and show your vulnerability.”

“I've always loved the idea of not being what people expect me to be.”

“I want to remind people of a different kind of glamour, a different look, and breaking the rules of fashion. I wanna break the rules.”

“Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me.”

“I can't stand wearing the same clothes all day. It makes me insane. I like to dress for the afternoon and for dinner.”

“Corsetry is a body modification.”

“I really enjoy watching people like Madonna, or Cher, or Barbra Streisand on the red carpet. I want to see people wearing exciting things that are different and to know that they're not just looking for the latest, most normal thing.”

“When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques, so I was around old things all the time.”

“When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever.”

“As a little girl growing up in a small farming town in Michigan, my idols were women like Marlene Dietrich and Rita Hayworth.”

“Every one of my products - my lingerie, my perfume, and everything that I do beauty-related with regard to building my burlesque shows - is just me.”

“I don't work with a stylist, I don't work with a glam squad to get me together for the red carpet, I really enjoy the time it takes to do it myself, to choose my clothes and do my own makeup and my own hair.”

“I love glamour and artificial beauty. I love the idea of artifice and dressing up and makeup and hair.”

“I make a point to never, ever point out my physical flaws... this is advice I give to women as often as I can. People don't notice the things we see in ourselves that we hate, so why direct them to it?”

“Don't underestimate the cosmetic power of sunglasses. It's worth spending a bit of money on a quality pair. I usually go for Dior or Louis Vuitton.”

“People who follow all the rules and chase every trend tend to get forgotten - they look great, but they're not as memorable.”

“Thanks to my mother, people tell me I look younger than I am, especially without make-up. And I suppose my father had a part in making me more frugal with my money.”

“I have a lot of Burberry items at home, including one dress that I loved so much that I had my living room painted to match because the color was so flattering.”

“So I have the green smoothie every day for breakfast, and then sometimes even for lunch too, and then I have a normal dinner.”