Sia Furler Quotes

I don't leave the house without thinking of how to represent myself.

I think with most all of us, we want control of our image - it's part of the work that we do.

I didn't want anyone to have control over how people saw me. I wanted to have that power myself.

I care about how I carry and present myself.

Everyone is insecure. I think, really, it comes from, like, a desire to want to be in control of how you're represented.

I think it's somebody else's job to decide what my image is.

Others will always seek to define you based on what they think you represent or who they think you are. But you have to be the one to control what you do and what you say and how you present yourself.

I knew I wanted to have a doll of myself on the cover. I thought, I wanna see myself as a Ken doll.

I think that you have to present an image that is... true to you, and... the way you would like to be perceived, so I think that through the years I've worked really hard at trying to create an image that is true to me.

I don't want a 'good' image.

I'm definitely not trying to go out of my way to create my own image or ensure my own imprint.

I'm very aware of my image and the perception of me.

I take an active role in my imaging and how I look.

I think if you watch a lot of what I do, you're going to ultimately walk away seeing me. I can't hide - that impression is a personal impression people have of me.

I have to fight to keep my image really me... I rejected some gorgeous publicity shots because they just didn't look like me.

I feel more comfortable when I'm somebody else, I think. When I'm taking a picture as myself, the whole idea of taking a headshot, to me, feels very false.

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you.

I think in the end, when you're famous, people like to narrow you down to a few personality traits. I think I've just become this ambitious, say-whatever's-on-her-mind, intimidating person. And that's part of my personality, but it's certainly not anywhere near the whole thing.

If we're reading a first-person account, we know that each and every one of us, myself included, have a great desire to be seen in a certain way, or to be perceived in a certain way. It's unavoidable.

What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for.

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

I have never been interested in presenting myself.

I think people take me as seriously as I want them to. They take me as seriously as I take myself - let's put it that way.

When you are in the public eye, it is really counterproductive to think about how you're viewed in the eyes of others. You just have to be who you are.