Daphne Guinness

Switch off reality TV! I've only ever been able watch about 30 seconds of it. ”

I think it's beautiful to be able to cover yourself in metal. I love the color and the way it reflects. But it is also a protection. ”

Oh, I love tea. I have to take tea bags wherever I go. ”

If you go into a relationship when you're 16, you've got no baggage. ”

A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one's priorities. ”

Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them. ”

Love is agony, isn't it? I've been involved with someone for some time now, but it's all so complicated. It's never straightforward is it? You meet someone, you fall in love, it's the most wonderful thing ever but... There's always something that's not quite right about love, isn't there? ”

My life has always somehow been played out in a minor key, unresolved. Art somehow resolves things for me. ”

Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on. ”

I have a four-and-a-half-, nearly five-octave range. I probably should have had extra lessons as a child, as I am certain my family heard my potential, but I didn't. I was in the choir as a schoolgirl, but really, it is all self-taught. ”