Natalie Imbruglia Quotes

Illusion never changed into something real.

I wasn't born with a natural talent for songwriting.

There is no kind way to rip the skin off animals' backs. Anyone who wears any fur shares the blame for the torture and gruesome deaths of millions of animals each year.

Intuition tells me how to live my day, intuition tells me when to walk away.

Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?

It was only cool to have blond hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realize that was a good thing.

If I start feeling down I'll gorge myself on pasta. That usually does the trick. It's the Italian blood in me.

I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.

I'm all out o faith, this is how I feel. I'm cold and I am shamed lying naked on the floor. Illusions never change into something real. I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn. You're a little late, I'm already torn.

It's much easier to write when you're sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.

I've done a lot of partying in my time because I didn't want to go home and I didn't know what to do.

I like the idea of growing old gracefully and full of wrinkles ... like Audrey Hepburn.

The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.

I am such a bad liar. I would like to lie, though.

I can understand why some people might look at me and say, 'What's she got to be depressed about?' I get that a lot in Britain, where mental health issues seem to be a big taboo.

I seem to have very polite fans, not fanatical ones.

My kitchen bench is covered with vitamins and protein powders. I go through phases when I'm sure I'm taking too many - but I don't get sick often.

You're either too fat or too thin. You just can't win.

Saving animals is as simple as choosing synthetic alternatives instead of real fur.

I like singer-songwriters, and I find sad songs comforting rather than depressing. It makes you realise you're not alone in the world.

Divorce was very sad, obviously, but now I've gotten over it.

I'm such a chameleon. I never get bored.

I've always been drawn to the four-leaf clover. It's deeply significant to my sister and me, so much so that we both have had it tattooed on the inside of our wrists.

I'm a fan of homeopathy, acupuncture and spiritual healing. In Australia, this is not weird, but when I arrived in the U.K., everyone thought I was a freak.

Generally I can sleep any time, anywhere, any place, unless I'm anxious about work. I can get performance anxiety, so when I'm on tour it can be hard to sleep.

Sex sells everything, but I don't buy it.

I have never planned to have babies by a certain age.

Enjoy every moment: you never know when things might change.

Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too, so maybe it's a genetic thing. But none of us has ever been on medication.

I was brought up in an environment where my parents expressed their financial concerns in front of their children.

Ignore reality, there's nothing you can do about it.