Lykke Li Quotes

Only once did someone talking about my appearance bother me.

There are lots of things I would love to wear but wouldn't because I know they look stupid on me.

It's a vicious circle. If you feel hideous, you convey it to people. A couple of male friends from university have said, 'I quite fancied you, but I wouldn't have dared...' and I was like, 'Oh really?' I was completely amazed that anyone had ever fancied me, and also that I'd obviously given an impression of 'Don't touch me.'

I'm five foot three. I don't look like a lot of other people, you know what I mean? I look like I'm 12.

I like talking. I didn't know at the time I would have to worry so much about my hair.

In the end, I'd rather wear a nice dress, and if someone is not going to take me seriously, that's so superficial.

I'm never satisfied with the way I look.

I have no fears when it comes to my hair or clothes.

I never like photos of myself in the beginning. I live with them for three months, put them in a drawer, take them out and look again. I hate the way I look, but of course it's really not that bad.

I'm worried about losing my hair. I think if I lost my hair, I'd lose a lot of parts. And I don't want to get fat. I'm always worried about that.

I used to be more self-conscious about style because when you're younger, you want to exist, you want to show everything you do.

I have not taken my good looks seriously from the beginning. When I would be teased by my friends about my looks, I would just make a self-deprecating remark and let it pass.

I started to model because I thought I could use it as an excuse to others, like, 'Yeah, I'm tall because I'm a model.'

A lot of people have said that I'm trying to be like Justin Bieber by wearing a hat all the time. But the truth is, I don't like the way my hair looks. It's kind of weird, so I wear a hat all the time to cover it. I've been doing it since I was thirteen.

If you've seen a photo of me from when I was a kid, I don't think anyone would have expected that going in front of the camera was something that I was going to do. I can't believe how little effort my parents put into making me seem like an appealing little girl.

I'm not bothered by my appearance.

I don't think what I look like is relevant.

I can only speak for myself - I don't care how I look.

Girls pour their insecurities into their looks.

What bothers you isn't so much whether you're beautiful or not. What bothers you is the way that people stare.

When we were in the design studio I always was pretending like I was in a closet asking my friend before I step out into the world what do I look like? And everybody wants that honest friend before they go and go to dinner or go to an event.

I really do believe that my style is informed by the fact that I had such issues with my appearance at various times of my life.

When you doubt one thing about yourself, you start thinking there's also something wrong with your hair, your body, your clothes, your accent.

If other people think I'm okay looking, that's great, but I don't see it myself. When I look in the mirror, all I see is a bunch of fake teeth and football scars.

If you want to do what you want to do, you have to look a certain way.