Hallgrimur Helgason Quotes

I've never liked my smile, you see. I should have had braces as a kid, but I was too proud and too vain. And I didn't want to be bullied at school.

I like bold statements. I'm very nearsighted, and I'm terrible at the whole contacts thing. I figured, 'Why not get some glasses that are fun, that contrast with my skin tone and brighten things up.'

The spotlight, attention, all that doesn't really matter. You go home to your daughter, even after a loss when you're upset and you don't want to talk to anybody. You see her crack that smile, and it changes your day.

I've always loved glasses. Always have. I've worn glasses since I was in the fifth grade.

The one thing in the world that I can't do without is my glasses. I don't really care about my laptop, I never answer my phone, and I don't care about trainers and stuff. But I'm pretty blind without my glasses or contact lenses.

I always wear colored prescription contacts for my looks.

My grandfather used to be a dentist, and he made me these retainers that have vampire teeth on them.

I always wanted to be a dentist! I thought I was going to be fixing teeth and making beautiful smiles.

I have clients from 19 to 80 years old, and the way I work means that they can take the same dress and shorten, lengthen it, remove the sleeve, adjust details - and make it their own. They get a piece that is right for them. It's a clever way of shopping in this economy.

I had poor eyesight when I was young and despite that, I was making good grades.

Ladies and dentists will agree: Iverson has one of the best smiles to ever grin. This is uncontested. No argument! And he was very generous with it as well. Whether during a game, press conference, or photoshoot, Iverson was free with his cheesing.

A healthy smile has always been important to me.

I seem to be known as much by the moniker 'Mrs Funnybones' as my own name these days. The book was about how a modern woman looks at India and how India looks right back at her. I am glad that India seems to be looking back at me with a grin.

I'm proud to work with Crest and help spread the message to #ChooseSmiles because smiles are the easiest way to express kindness or happiness.

My mother wears glasses, and so do some of my friends. When they get new ones, the old glasses go in a drawer.

It's that kind of Dublin mentality: you just have to grin and bear some things.

There's a lot of different countries and they do a great job with plastic surgery tourism.

My tenth-ever gig was in an arena, which is mad... I remember being backstage with multiple artists there and someone had had their teeth done - like veneers - and I come from a very small village where people are lucky to even have all their teeth.

When I was working at MTV, people would e-mail me asking where I bought my frames, and I always felt a little uneasy telling a teenager to go out and pick up a $400 pair of glasses.

You wouldn't believe how many people have told me that I need to fix my teeth or that I need to restructure my jawline.

A loaf of bread is $3-plus, and you can make an organic loaf of bread - that tastes a hundred times better, by the way - for probably a nickel or a dime.

Because I've got veneers, I am always checking to make sure I haven't got food in my teeth.

I don't wear glasses, so I like the idea of not having to put them on to watch a movie. It's a hard barrier to get beyond.

You are only three or four hours from taking your glasses off for keeps.

They can afford to smile because they all have teeth so dazzling if they dropped them in the snow they'd be lost forever.