You always have to sacrifice something when you want to achieve something.
— Rita Ora
When your time comes, you need to grab it with both hands.
People always ask me: 'Do you have black in you? Do you have Spanish in you?'
I like to call myself a 360-degree artist. I'm a musician, but I have other things I do, too.
You know what a wifey means? It's like your other half. Like when you get married, like, that's your wife!
Beyonce is this massive star, but she's incredibly humble. But it's weird because even though I love her, she's my boss's wife.
One time I tried to use the bathroom in the dark, and I missed the toilet, and I fell on the floor.
Gwen Stefani's style and flow I just love. She is so cool to me!
'Glamour's always special to me; they gave me one of my first U.K. covers, and I was so excited when I found out I got a cover for it, so, I always, always have a special place in my heart for 'Glamour.'
Jessie J is a great, great girl. I'm a friend and have always been a fan of hers. I'm happy to see her doing her thing.
If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.
Daphne Guinness was amazingly comfortable in her skin, and she has an amazing collection in fashion that I wish I could just touch.
I don't really have that many judgements on things, or crazy statements that I feel like I have to put across.
Some people may look at you almost like a fantasy at times, you know; some people don't think you're real. Because people forget that celebrities are humans too, sometimes.
You have to take care of your body.
Every person has a signature. Just some people don't know it yet.
The public's not stupid.
To me, I have my friends who I've known my whole life, and I can count them on one hand. They're people I went to school with, my mum's friends' daughters. You know?
I think people take the word 'feminist' really seriously, and I think people are scared to use that word.
I'm a real goof-ball deep down. It's always been my thing to make people like me.
I'd love to be the female Kanye. I think he's so cool and effortless.
I don't know how 'X Factor' works. I was only there as a guest judge for a day. But I watched 'The Voice' a lot; I respected how it came across on TV, and I love the freedom we get as coaches to do what we want.
I was in Boots buying contact lens solution, and my mobile went off. It was Jay-Z's partner at Roc Nation asking me what I was up to. He asked if I'd been to America, and I said, 'No.' Then he said, 'I'm putting you on a flight to New York tomorrow.'
I'm like a dude. Jordans are my favorite. I wear them all the time for shows. I can get girly-girly when I want to, but I can't perform in heels. I would bust my face open on stage, and we don't want that.
'Roc The Life' is a song I wrote with The Dream, who made 'Umbrella,' 'Single Ladies' and loads more.
I love my pop music.
Know yourself; keep your circle tight. Keep your friends and your work circle tight.
I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.
I don't ever use dancers, and when I do, it's literally, like, four break dancers.
I'm basically just a normal girl from West London who speaks from her heart and who loves music.
I think that if you've got a great support system around you, and a great family, and a tight team around you, I think you don't get lost.
I just wanted to be an artist. I didn't care how or what; I just wanted to express my artistic integrity, and I wanted the world to have a vision of what I was seeing in my mind.
I'm often mistaken for Spanish or Latin descent.
I was signed at 18 and had to grow up quickly.
Social media is so influential now.
It was so much fun working with Rimmel. We're inspired by many of the same things: fashion, color, sounds, style, life in general, and London in particular.
Unfortunately, being a brand is really important nowadays.
I am normally the manly-ish girl on the planet.
My dad wanted me to go down a more academic route. He is very much about sticking to the rule book and sticking to the blueprint of a successful career.
I'm too busy for relationships.
I love masculine cuts with suits and chunky jewellery. My hair is so glam, it balances it out, and it's comfy!
The first album I bought was the Spice Girls, ha ha.
When I was younger, I did my first audition at 'Eurovision.' I was about 17. After my first audition, I blacked out; I was just like, 'I can't do this.' I'm not knocking it or anything - it's been around for years. I'm just very, very happy I made that decision myself. I think that's one of the best decisions I've ever made.
People like Prince don't have to care about anything, but they care because they want music for the future to be great.
I got obsessed with makeup and makeup artists when I was young, with people like Kevyn Aucoin.
I don't really remember much about Kosovo. I only remember growing up in London, where my parents had to basically start from scratch.
I never knew how small L.A. was until I started to work here.
There was a point in school when I was, like, thirteen, that I didn't feel comfortable at all.
I am committed to glamour.
You can tell an honest artist from one who's just given all their songs.