I use debit cards for everyday purchases, as I don’t believe in credit cards. But this has caused problems, especially with American touring, because I refuse to have a credit card – and in America...

I’m so used to changing time zones that I can sleep at any time. I’m rarely ever tossing and turning – if I am, it’s really a big deal.

I’d love to say that I could write political songs, but I don’t feel clued-up enough.

There’s nothing better than achieving your goals, whatever they might be.

I’m the type of person who, if somebody offers me a free meal, I get excited because you never know where your next free meal is going to come from.

I think soul is soul. I don’t see new soul as any different to old soul.

Working with Terry Gilliam was magic – I’ve been watching his films since I was little.

I enjoy being a girl.

I agree with cosmetic surgery for medical reasons – my mother had breast cancer and I think it’s very sad when somebody has no choice in what happens to their body.

Real talent shines through regardless of how many others there are around you.

I’ve spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.

Sometimes when you’ve got too much money you lose your imagination.

I’m not a downtrodden woman. I just won’t be.

I’m surrounded by friends and family who are not that impressed by celebrity. They don’t have any problem telling me I’m acting like an idiot or I’m not that funny.

Compared to a lot of artists, I’m usually quite covered up in videos and photo shoots.

I vote Labour and can’t begin to acknowledge anything good that comes from a Tory.

I mean, my music career and my acting career – if I want to do them to the extent that I eventually do want to get to, it’s going to be a bit of a...

I’m really into food; it’s one of my favourite things – everything from potato waffles to lobster.

I don’t know anyone, from any class, who’s had a perfectly easy life. I’ve met people born into wealthy families who feel like they didn’t have much emotional support, and people who come from working-class...

I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that’s where all that influence comes from.

Mum doesn’t like it when I mention that Dad’s a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines.

You cannot schedule death.

I’m not interested in what other people are doing. That’s their business.

I lend people money, but I’d never lend something that would jeopardise a friendship if I didn’t get it back.

I don’t have a competitive bone in my body, so the last thing I want to do is be competing with people.

I want my shows to be eerie and mysterious.

I think initially, the record industry struggled a lot with digital media because there are a lot of aspects to it that can potentially destroy our industry.

I don’t feel I fit in with morning television because I’m like a vampire and I like to stay up late.

I’m not a pop act, churning stuff out really quickly. I find the music that arises from that style of working is distracted, not particularly profound.

I don’t normally have time to read, so when I go away I like to take a few books.

I think what makes me different from the average Joe is that I feel free to be myself and express myself in the way that I want. If that makes you mad, we’re living in...

Ever since I was little, my mum used to choose an outfit for me and lay it on the bed so I’d know what I was wearing the next day. I never went to a...

I’m proud of being British, but I think our aristocracy is overrated.

Sometimes people fear the truth. They’d rather not speak to you than know what you really think.

I love going to the cinema. Whenever I get time off, that’s where I go.

I’d never go on a reality show – it’s too invasive.

If I go out with no make-up and a tracksuit on, nobody comes up to me. And if they do, I won’t do a photo because I wouldn’t want any photographic evidence.

I don’t have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.

When you’re on the pop treadmill, you don’t always feel that cool because you have to do things to promote the record that aren’t necessarily your environment.

I don’t overthink when I’m styling. I kind of forgive myself and accept that I will make mistakes. Getting dressed should be a fun experience!

Once you accept that we’re all imperfect, it’s the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all...

I love interesting people with eccentric stories and outsiders of the world.

I feel quite excited about the possibility of working on multiple albums. There’s something really iconic about having a catalog featuring a lot of albums, and I’d love to have that legacy.

I’m very affected by what I watch and read.

All creative people have to have vulnerability because those nuances are what move people. So I’m deeply insecure – but I’m good at hiding it.

I try not to brand myself ‘weird’ any more because it sticks.

I’d rather be on my own than be with a violent man.

Anybody who says they don’t want to be seen on a show which has millions of people watching it at one time when they’re in the business of selling records is a bit silly.

I love Andre 3000 from OutKast. I think we’d complement each other, but I’m hoping he’s got a good sense of humour.

I stay true to my lyrics. If I go back and look at them in hindsight, the emotions I had when I wrote them have passed. It feels unjustified to change them.