Victoria beckham quotes

I've been that celebrity on the red carpet, and I appreciate that something hasn't got to just look good from the front, from the back, it's got to look good at all angles.

When I dress in a certain way and do my hair and makeup in a certain way, it's not to get attention. I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got. I work out to look the best that I can.

I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition.

I actually used to smile a lot in pictures. I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion. Fashion stole my smile!

I never take anything for granted. I think it's very cool to still get excited about things. I get as excited now as I ever did when I get a chauffeur driven car pick me up and I stay in a fantastic hotel or get to fly in a private plane. I never want to get blasé.

I tell you, the paparazzi would not be sitting outside if they realized I was the most boring person in Hollywood.

I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way.

I'm a very, very healthy eater. I eat lots of fish, lots of vegetables, lots of fruit. I don't eat junk food.

I spent the whole summer with my boobs out, breastfeeding. I loved it. It was heaven.

I’m smiling on the inside. I feel I have a responsibility to the fashion community.

He (David Beckham) does have a huge one, though. He does. You can see it in the advert. It is all his. It is like a tractor exhaust pipe!

I have no intention of ever working with the (Spice) girls again.

I've been in the public eye for about 15 or 16 years and I'm very aware that fame is not a given. I have to maintain it. It's not just something that will always be there.

My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile.

I wake up every morning and I feel like I'm juggling glass balls. I live in Los Angeles, my business is run out of London, and most evenings I'm cuddled up in front of Skype, in my dressing gown, speaking with my studio in London. I travel a lot, my team travel a lot, but I wouldn't have it any other way.

I want to reach as many women throughout the world as I can.

I'm very realistic. I know my boundaries - I know what I'm good at and what I'm not good at.

I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out.

We get death threats, kidnapping threats. The press criticizes my weight. It's just the English way.

I can't concentrate in flats.

In my store, anyone and everyone is welcome.

I love fashion, and that's how I express myself.

Some wedges are great but you can look like your feet are encased in cement.

I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.

I don’t follow fashion and I don’t follow trends, I just follow my instincts...

Drink whatever you like, just so long as it coordinates with your nail varnish.

For me to go to America - which I find such a positive place - well, I took to it like a duck to water.

I have started smiling! I've mastered this smirk; it's a smile that isn't a smile.

I don't have any issues with my age.

My dresses are for women of all different shapes and sizes. Actually, the one I tried on yesterday was the one Jennifer wore. And who'd have thought I'd be the same size as Jennifer Lopez!

Wearing short skirts while dancing to a manic routine without showing your knickers or looking indecent is a talent, as far as I'm concerned.

I keep fit by running after my three boys all day.

My aim is to create the perfect dress!

People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl.

I love what I do professionally, I'm really blessed. But my priority is my husband and my children.

I never try to follow a trend or fashion.

The tusk is a very tactile shape, looks great among the other charms and is a cool piece that I like.

I'm feminine, but I wouldn't say that I'm girly in any way at all.

I am a control freak. I am very hands on and pay attention to details.

If you can get your head around your dream it means your dream isn't big enough.

I've got a lot that I want to do, so I would like to expand my empire, for sure. I love it.

I love fashion - I really feel it's where I belong.

I can relax in L.A. I think I'm the only person in that town who doesn't want to act. I was an OK singer. I was an OK dancer. But acting? Never could do it.

I've always been a worker. I've never expected be given anything.

Sometimes it's frustrating if I'm out with the kids and have to deal with the paparazzi. That comes with it though. But it was fun becoming famous. I mean, I even wanted to one of the kids in FAME when I was growing up.

I don’t want to be seen smiling, having fun, or eating.

More than anyone, I am aware of the preconceptions. I was a Spice Girl. I'm married to a footballer.

I can't concentrate in flats. I could go to the gym if I wore flats, I'd love to go to the gym, but I just can't get my head around the footwear.

There need to be more women supporting women. Not just in fashion, in general.

Hold on to your knickers, girls!

We are still so close, David and I. We were at a party the other day at my mum's house and I was sitting on his lap. We're very affectionate. And I looked at him and thought after being married for 11 years! We were the only couple who were even near each other at that party. We're soul mates.

I have a lot on my plate. I'm not going to lie about it, I'm tired. I'm really tired but I'm also very happy with my life.

When I started out in fashion, everything had to be very structured and tight and controlling, and now I'm getting to a point where I think - I could wear a great big parka, that could be quite fabulous. I haven't always got to show off my size, show off my shape. It's a turning point for me.

I used to feel famous, but now I feel successful.

In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond.

I think as I have got older, I have got a bit more relaxed, although you might not think that if you heard me screaming at my kids.

I don't want to be made to look like I'm 25. I'm 39. I don't have any issues with my age.

I'm not worried about what's in fashion, what's not in fashion, what are the colors of the season. I go with my gut instinct because every time I haven't it's been a mistake.

You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more.

The only time I get upset by things written about me - when people write irresponsible things about my weight... I appreciate that young girls look up to me. And I take that very seriously.

If you haven't got it. Fake it! Too short? Wear big high heels, but do practice walking!

Some people aren't satisfied that I'm a gay man in a woman's body and swear that I'm secretly a real boy.

I have always loved fashion since I was a kid and customized my school uniforms.

I read once that elegance is a privilege of age. I thought, that's so true. You get more comfortable with yourself as you get older.

It's not healthy to be jealous.

I love Brazilians. Brazilians ought to be made compulsory at 15.

You can make anything into a special occasion and dress up for it

I’m a gay man in a woman’s body.

I've got great people who handle my schedule, and everything does revolve around the children. If there's a parents' night or an Easter bonnet parade or a Nativity play, whatever it might be, then I plan everything around that.

When I'm lying in bed I think about the next collection. That makes me sound insane, doesn't it? That I'm getting into bed with David Beckham and thinking about clothes.

Fame is not like a jacket. You can't put it on and then take it off.

I'm not shy about asking the customer, because I want to talk about who she is and what she wants from me.

People always think I'm taller than I am - not just because of the shoes I wear but because of the way I dress. It's all relatively streamlined.

You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important.

I was very obsessed. I mean, I could tell you the fat content and the calorie content in absolutely anything.

I don't have a nanny or a housekeeper, and I only have a cleaner for one hour each week. I finish work and go home. I cook the dinner. I run into Tesco and do the housework in the evening.

Someone once I asked my son Cruz, 'When's your birthday?' and he told them, 'It's just after Fashion Week!'

Everyone's showing their thong out the back of their jeans. But you shouldn't wear any. You get a better line if you wear no knickers.

I'm not a supermodel. I make the best of what I've got.

Before I became famous I used to think there's no smoke without fire. But believe me, there can be a fire without smoke.

So what if you end up buying a size 6 instead of a 4? You can always cut out the label at home, and you’ll pretty soon forget whatever that number was because you’ll be too busy admiring how fantastic you look.

I do go to football sometimes but I don't know the offside rule or free-kicks - or side kicks - or whatever they're called.

If I set my mind to something I do it. My biggest wish for all of us is that we are happy, successful, and that we stay true to ourselves.

I don't wear heels every day, but when I'm out, that's how I feel confident.

I believe in creative visualization.

I am eating more. I think you do eat more when you're working out. And you want to eat healthily, so it's good all round.

Just as I love women, I love gay men. I always say it: inside me there is a gay man who wants to come out.

When you’re in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you’d look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.

I'm not one of these people that needs to feel loved. I don't need to see my picture everywhere.

I don't know much about football. I know what a goal is, which is surely the main thing about football.

I consider all of my pieces to be investment pieces. A dress shouldn't be worn for one season - you should be able to wear it year after year.

If in doubt, anything looks good with a white shirt.

Red is a strong, happy, optimistic color, and I like having fun with it, you know? Like, when colors clash - I love that strangeness.

I can live with my own mistakes. I can't live with anybody else's.

I don't believe anyone who says they don't care what people say about them. Of course they bloody well do.

I'm not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does.

I'm still me even after all that's happened.

I was an okay singer. I was an okay dancer. But acting? Never could do it.

I take care of myself. I work out every day. I eat healthy. But I like to have fun too.

I become quite obsessive when I get into something.

I am very career minded, and I think my personality is more suited to America. I am a working mum.

What do you wear on a running machine? I can't bring myself to wear flat shoes.

If you have a surreal life like I do, you've got to have fun along the way.

Sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around.

I like a man who can be a real friend, has a good sense of humor, a good pair of shoes and a healthy gold card.

I dress sexily - but not in an obvious way. Sexy in a virginal way

I'll admit it: I'm a control freak. I am. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it 110% or there's no point in doing it at all, especially if the work takes me away from time with my husband and children.

These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara.

I'm very proud to be British, and my brand is British.

It is dog friendly nail polish, before we even go there because I know that is an issue. She's a bulldog, she needs all the help she can get. We've tried to feminize her a little bit and make her feel sexy!

The older you get, the more comfortable you become with yourself, and you accept what you have physically.

It's such an old-fashioned attitude to make people feel like they're not good enough for your clothes. That's so negative and so old-fashioned and wrong.

Most famous people get younger and younger. I sometimes ask myself that question: 'How come I'm the only person who's getting older?'

When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I thought people were there to see the other four and not me.

WHETHER YOU'VE GOT $20 TO SPEND IN TOPSHOP OR $2.000 TO SPEND AT GUCCI, LOOKING GOOD ISN'T ABOUT MONEY. IT’S ABOUT STYLE, AND STYLE NEVER GOES OUT OF FASHION

I appreciate that young girls look up to me. And I take that very seriously.

I was never a natural. I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot.

[My boys] bloody well will work. Same as myself, same as David. They're not going to be the kinds of kids that just hang about. I want them to be able to fulfill their passions, but I think it's important that the children grow up and have respect for themselves.

Everybody changes. I love fashion, and I love changing my style, my hair, my makeup, and everything I've done in the past has made me what I am now. Not everyone is going to like what I do, but I look back at everything, and it makes me smile.

You'd have thought they'd have been on about Sir Elton John, and the fantastic goals David has scored which have got us through to the World Cup. But what they were really interested in was that I was holding a bag that had 'Sex' written on it. It's quite bizarre.

This person they make me out to be irritates the hell out of me as well.

And while everybody was busy laughing, what was I doing? I was laying the foundation to what I have in place now.