Dita Von Teese

I think the beauty looks I most regret are those I was persuaded into. ”

My beauty icons are women whose images are self-created. ”

Physical beauty isn't so impressive to me. ”

But I'm not the girl who changes into flats because my feet are tired at the end of the night. I go the distance. I go all the way. ”

I'm not always in a full face of make-up! That's actually one of the things I like about make-up - that you can strip it away and show your vulnerability. ”

Me personally, I want to entertain people above all. When you look back at burlesque in history and the real golden age of burlesque, those entertainers were there to entertain, and there wasn't usually some big political message behind what they were doing. ”

I suppose women are attracted to the bad-boy image sometimes because it's fun to have an adventure. It's like eating junk food... it's fun at the time, but ultimately not the best choice. ”

I feel empowered the fact that I can look the way that I do on stage and in photos - I can look that way any time I want. And I feel like it's important message to other women that they can do it, too. ”

I feel better about myself when I look my best. I always find the time to put on my powder and do my chignon. ”

When I was a little girl, I watched all old movies. My mother liked old movies, and she loved shopping for antiques, so I was around old things all the time. ”