A biography for Victoria Beckhamhasn’t been written yet.
“I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.”
“First and foremost, I feel very lucky to have the family I have, so I would like my family to stay happy and healthy.”
“Contrary to rumor, sometimes I can be quite a laugh.”
“My first-ever car, my parents bought me a red Fiat Uno. I was 17 and just so happy to have a car, so I was very fortunate that my parents were in a position to get me one - it was a secondhand car, but I was just so happy to have it.”
“I don't know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football.”
“I never try to follow a trend or fashion.”
“You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more.”
“I don't have to work; I need to work.”
“We are still so close, David and I. We were at a party the other day at my mum's house and I was sitting on his lap. We're very affectionate. And I looked at him and thought after being married for 11 years! We were the only couple who were even near each other at that party. We're soul mates.”
“Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.”
“Fashion nowadays is all about product - bags and shoes - and you're kind of a product yourself, aren't you?”
“I very, very rarely get the opportunity to go shopping and actually feel the clothes and try things on. I love shopping, but I do it mostly through Net-a-Porter.”
“I like to think of my customer and make sure that season after season she is getting what she wants. Ultimately, I suppose I have an image of myself. That is the person I am designing for - a woman who loves and appreciates fashion and luxury, and somebody who wants to feel empowered with the best version of themselves.”
“I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that.”
“For me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water.”
“You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important.”
“People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl.”