Christopher Cross Quotes

If I am ever in the spotlight, I want to look good.

I like to look good, my friend.

I tried to look presentable for a show, but not for sexual attraction. It was strictly for show business.

To this day, I don't like people walking on stage not looking good. You have to look good. If you feel special about yourself then you're going to play special.

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

I like to wear dresses and skirts when I go onstage because the attitude that I have is, 'I'm so excited to introduce myself to you.' And I want to be wearing what I'd be wearing to a date or a dinner party.

I'm not against being beautiful or sexy or anything, but I have this 'cool' image that I want to keep.

It is important what you look like, period. So, I grew up and realized, 'Just put on the shoes and wear some nice clothes and forget about it and try to sing well.'

Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.

I want to look good when people see me.

When people dress well, they play well.

You have to be comfortable in what you're wearing.

When the Strokes first started playing gigs, instead of getting into a costume for the shows, we talked about how we should dress every day, in real life, like we're playing onstage. I don't really care about clothes, but it's about wearing something that gives you social confidence. Or maybe helps you pick up chicks.

I think the only time that I worry about looking good is on the red carpet.

I don't use sex to sell records, obviously, but I'd be lying if I said that I don't feel like I have to make an effort to look good when I go out onstage, to wear something pretty.

I care about being formally physically attractive in my life, and I think that I am quite vain about my performance. I'm just not vain about how I look while I give the performance.

Style is a reflection of your attitude and your personality.

You can have anything you want in life if you dress for it.

It's kind of really fun to get to dress up, because you take yourself a little more seriously if you dress nice in a starched shirt.

What you wear - and it always starts with your shoes - determines what kind of character you are. A woman who wears high heels carries herself very different to a girl who wears sneakers or sandals. It really helps determine how you carry yourself.

I put on a little bit more makeup when I perform.

I have always put a lot of effort into the way I present myself; just ask my children or students!

The thing is, with me, my life is a catwalk.

Being a pageant girl taught me to be polished, poised and slap on a smile.

I think the way you present yourself to the world, whatever kind of task you're tackling, is really important.