Madonna Ciccone

Musician

105 Quotes

I like to change. A new lamp, a piece of art, can transform a room.

I'm not interested in being Wonder Woman in the delivery room. Give me drugs.

I'm always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent.

I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.

Where you record is very important. It can't be too nice, it can't be too expensive, it can't have a view to an ocean or a field.

Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It's a painful religion. We're all gluttons for punishment.

I'm opening gyms around the world to encourage people to get in shape and feel good about themselves; bringing art through dance to gyms to make my gyms different from other people's.

Obviously, I feel a great sense of responsibility being a good parent and raising my children. I don't take that job very lightly. Who they are, what they become and what they contribute to the world is very important to me.

In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room.

I refuse to act the way someone expects me to.

I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I'm terribly insecure. I'm plagued with insecurities 24/7.

I always thought I should be treated like a star.

I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.

I love being a mother. My children fill me up in many ways, and inspire me in many ways, but I need a partner in my life, and I think most people feel that way.

I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.

People like it when others are gossiping. When you hear a story about someone's demise or some big faux-pas they made, everyone wants to tune into it, because it's nice to know that someone else made a mistake. It makes you feel elevated for a moment.

Because I was a dancer, I started going to auditions for musical theater, which forced me to sing.

Men are such power-seeking creatures, and they usually kill people to get to the throne.

I know I'm not the greatest singer or dancer, but that doesn't interest me. I'm interested in being provocative and pushing people's buttons.

One thing I've learned is that I'm not the owner of my talent; I'm the manager of it.

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