Quotes by new zealander authors

I never had the influence of any other singer in my music, so I sounded like myself all the time. Kiri Te Kanawa

Music Time Myself Other Never Had Like Singer Any Influence

I like to walk around my apartment naked. I like sitting around in the nude watching sports, actually. Kylie Bax

Sports Walk Naked Like Around Sitting Apartment Actually Watching

I'm working on just finding a boyfriend right now. Kylie Bax

Finding Boyfriend Just Working Now Right

I wish I had more hair on my head. Maybe if I sprinkled fertilizer on it, it would grow. Kylie Bax

Hair Wish Would More Had Head Sprinkled Fertilizer Maybe Grow

I can pull a bone out of my shoulder and dislocate it. Kylie Bax

Bone Out Shoulder Pull

I want my children and grandchildren to see what I look like now. Kylie Bax

See Like Look Children Want Grandchildren Now

I never feel comfortable modeling when I'm pregnant, even if I'm not showing. Kylie Bax

Never Feel Comfortable Modeling Pregnant Showing Even

Some tell me I'll break my ankle on my high heels - but I live in them. I'm known for doing speed dashes and leaps and bounds in heels. No problem. Kylie Bax

Me Problem Live Speed Tell High High Heels Some No Problem Ankle Bounds Leaps Known Doing Break Heels Them

I'm not a hat person. I really don't like wearing things on my head. Kylie Bax

Hat Wearing Head Like Person Really Things

Greece is the most magical place on Earth. Kylie Bax

Earth Magical Most Greece Place

Sex should not be in the movies and should be in the home, and violence should be in the movies and not in the home. Lee Tamahori

Home Sex Movies Should Violence

I've always loved the Bond pictures. I have watched every single one. Movies don't get bigger or better than Bond, so I knew this was my opportunity to do a massive action picture with outrageous stunts. Lee Tamahori

Better Opportunity Picture Single Action Every Outrageous Knew Pictures Massive Stunts Always Than Get Bigger Loved Movies Watched Bond

With pop music and pop musicians, you know everything about everyone all the time, particularly their physical appearance. With female musicians, that's made a big thing of, and I think people, certainly with me, have appreciated a bit of mystery. Lorde

Music Time Me You Musicians People Made Big Think Everyone Everything Bit Physical Physical Appearance About Mystery Know Particularly Female Big Thing Pop Pop Music Certainly Appearance Thing Appreciated

We all have Tumblr, and we all have Instagram and everything. People care so much about it because, now, any random can be famous on the Internet if their world looks good on Tumblr. And so everyone at high school strives for this kind of aesthetic correctness. Lorde

Good People World School Internet Care Random Everyone Everything Correctness Kind High High School About Instagram Looks Because Aesthetic Any Famous Tumblr Much Now

I'm a Kiwi. I'm from a beach suburb called Takapuna, which is on the north shore of Auckland in New Zealand. Lorde

Beach New North Shore New Zealand Which Suburb Zealand

When I was trying to come up with a stage name, I thought 'Lord' was super rad, but really masculine - ever since I was a little kid, I have been really into royals and aristocracy. So to make Lord more feminine, I just put an 'e' on the end! Some people think it's religious, but it's not. Lorde

People Thought Some People Stage Think Kid Religious Super Some More Masculine Put Aristocracy Since Name Come Make Lord Feminine Been End Up Trying Just Little Little Kid Really Ever Royals

I tend to start with a full set of lyrics, and then my producer, Joel Little, and I work on the music collaboratively. Lorde

Work Music Lyrics Tend Little Then Producer Full Start Set

Obviously I've had this fascination with aristocracy my whole life. Like, the kings and queens of 500 years ago... they're like rock stars. If there was a 'TMZ' 500 years ago, it would be about, like, Henry VIII and Marie Antoinette and all those people. Lorde