Rita Ora

“I was always that girl who loved music and thought of music as an escape route.”

“People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the future to be great.”

“Girls have always wanted to be pretty, even in Egyptian times. Cleopatra wore all that eyeliner, you know.”

“Without my music, no doors would have opened, so I am forever grateful, and I am always going to be singing. But yeah, when the other doors open, why not walk through?”

“You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.”

“I think the good thing about Macklemore is that he is very precise about what he gets involved in. As you can tell, he's very passionate about what he puts his name on, because he talks about things people don't usually talk about, and his concepts are very, very passionate.”

“I always remember smelling Chanel No. 5 at home - my mum used to literally pour it, and she rocked it.”

“When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.”

“American Apparel does great colourful basics that you can customise.”

“Chanel is my ultimate weakness.”

“A steamer is like an inhaler, so you can inhale this oil or frankincense or eucalyptus. Before I go onstage, I spend half an hour taking in that steam, and it saves my life!”

“One day I will settle down, when I have achieved everything I wanted.”

“I wouldn't want to do an average fashion line. I'd want it to be an amazing piece of art.”

“The public's not stupid.”

“I don't think I could do a reality show, no.”

“I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.”

“I try to do one thing a day that makes me proud of myself.”

“Kerastase and Bed Head have really good products.”

“I don't feel like myself without the red lip. I feel like I'm taking a risk or something without it.”

“If I'm not working and getting my makeup done, that's my chance to do a hair mask and a face mask and my plucking and waxing and all of that.”