I never dress to shock.
— Leona Lewis
I'm glad I was never in a band.
Working with other artists and sharing your passions is great.
I love Thandie Newton. I love her fashion sense as she is just really classic.
I really love getting hot stone massages. They really help me relax and it's so soothing for your muscles.
I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.
Every performer wants to sing live. That's what I live for.
At the end of the day, you should take every opportunity that comes your way.
I don't really read the tabloids, and you never know if what's being printed is true or not.
When I was really little I would sit in the back of my dad's car when he'd be playing old-school music. He'd turn down the music and turn around and I'd be singing and know all of the words but I didn't even know how to talk. From then on I've always wanted to be a singer.
I think when people see that you are shy, or even just calm, collected and reserved, they think you can be pushed around, made to do everything they want - but that's definitely not true of me. The people closest to me know that's not the case. They know I'm not a pushover.
Sometimes I think I want to get 'hair and make up' every day, but that's just not possible.
I am, and always will be, proud to be a Hackney girl.
I'll never go against my morals.
I like someone who can take the reins, who knows what they want and is strong with me.
I think it's really hard being in a boy band. There's a lot of dynamics.
Unless the radio is on, I am usually listening to stuff that is very different to what I do.
I love a beautiful gown on stage, and luckily I've been fortunate to wear some amazing dresses.
I call myself a vegetarian with vegan tendencies.
The part of London where I grew up has the highest crime rates in the country.
A lot of people can have a lot of different influences, everyone can be compared in some way to someone whether they are from 60 years ago or more recent.
I was the only one at stage school who wasn't white.
I'm not a loud, extravagant person; I'm never going to be that and, to be honest, I don't want to be like that.
I'm living my dream.
I'm very strong creatively, in my music.
I don't think I have the right to give someone advice when I don't know them.
David Bowie is such a big influence to me. Everything about him as a person is intriguing to me.
I would love to sing opera.
I'd date someone younger or older; age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.
Music TV in the U.K. is disappearing. 'Top Of The Pops,' 'CD:UK' and shows like that have gone, and it's bringing down the music industry. We should do as much as we can to keep our music TV and producers need to be more willing to accommodate live music.
I do love a bit of fashion. I grew up around a lot of it as my mum and dad had clothing stores so my mum was always designing a lot, and I definitely had that as an influence.
I love horseback riding. I still do it.
I'm totally against animal cruelty. I don't have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products.
I know how to look after myself.
I am definitely an individual.
I'm very sensitive and I'm quite a soft person, and I cry a lot when things upset me.
The most important thing to me is to give something back to my parents, because they've done so much for me throughout my life.
If I can inspire people by showing that following a dream by working hard and being determined is possible, it's amazing.
It takes me a while to come out of myself and get to know people.
I'm really not that confident!
I don't mind letting people in a little bit, but I have learned from the past not to talk too much about my relationships and to keep things as private as possible.
