Grace Jones was an influence, because I was like, 'These shoulders! These pants! Girls can wear pants and be awesome.' That's something I definitely embody.
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Related I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX I don't really like pants, man. I like tights. I'm not really a pants person. I choose not t... TAYLOR MOMSEN I know it sounds like I'm playing all these wives and girlfriends, but they're not waiting a... ANA DE ARMAS My mama never wore a pair of pants when I was growing up, and now that's all she wears. It was s... DOLLY PARTON I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can w... WHITNEY HOUSTON For a while, I could only wear sweat pants because I was that intermediate size that you're not ... SHAKIRA I was addicted to 'The Monkees' TV programme - not so much because of the music but because ... MARIE HELVIN I always believe in pants. You can play with your legs, your attitude, with pants. It's much mor... SONIA RYKIEL I love voice-acting - I can go to work without wearing pants. Although I did wear pants during Greml... HOWIE MANDEL Oh, that character was light years away from me. I'm not debonair. I'm not suave. I did wear... ROBERT CONRAD Like, I'll wear a bright sweater with pants that are a more classic color. J. R. SMITH I think that androgyny is so amazing. Men's shows I can look at and say, 'I would wear that.... MARK INDELICATO Men should not be forced to wear pants when it's not cold. ADAM CLAYTON I'd wear clogs, short pants and ladies' bracelets. I created this aura for myself. AIDAN QUINN I never wear pants in my life. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss wearing pants. For the f... EMILY PROCTER I was a chubby boy. My pants used to wear out in the middle, and it was because my legs used to rub ... PAUL STANLEY I definitely acknowledge that 'The Matrix' and Trinity had an influence on female action-ori... CARRIE-ANNE MOSS When I work, I wear pants usually because I want to be comfortable. I wear dark colors, especially i... DONATELLA VERSACE In London there was an article about all these girls bending it like Beckham, and in India there'... PARMINDER NAGRA When I have to do something fast, I wear the most unflattering rubber pants over my pants and a big ... DRIES VAN NOTEN Bespoke tailoring: yes! I found this one pair of pants - they're Canali - and brought them into ... DOUGLAS COUPLAND I guess people don't think that young girls or young artists have opinions, but I'm so glad ... ALESSIA CARA I can wear pleated pants now. MARY ROACH I got these pants. ANDY MILONAKIS I've always been a tomboy. I've always liked to wear red, black, and white, and mostly pants... JANET JACKSON I see so many guys, really athletic guys, wearing pleats and I just shake my head. Like, Tiger Woods... TOM BRADY In high school, girls started wearing high-waisted pants with their shirts tucked into them. I don... DYLAN O'BRIEN In high school, girls started wearing high-waisted pants with their shirts tucked into them. I don... DYLAN O'BRIEN Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way." "Funny name for an aircraft... GORDON KORMAN At a young age I thought, 'Wow, that fiddle thing, that's pretty cool. That mandolin is grea... ROBBIE ROBERTSON I cut the feet out of my control top pantyhose to wear under these white pants and that was the ah-h... SARA BLAKELY I might wear skinny pants one day; I might wear thrift shop pants the next day. POST MALONE For a long time, I refused to wear jeans. I liked high-waisted pants, but jeans made me feel like I ... ELLE FANNING I think, for a shy person - and I was very shy until my mid-20s - having been to an all-girls' s... MIRANDA HART I don't think I ever wore pants on 'Reno 911!' and I was on it about five times. NATASHA LEGGERO My idol was Marilyn Monroe, who was a size 16, I think, and curvy in all the right places. I will ne... KATHERINE JENKINS There's those young girls that I once was, looking up to Mia Hamm, Christine Lilly, all those pl... ALEX MORGAN Norah Jones is a breath of fresh air. Norah Jones can sing and play. She's got some talent. I wa... DAVID CROSBY When I was in elementary school, I was a big fan of the zip-off pants that could be turned into shor... HAYLEY WILLIAMS It's the most gratifying thing to have young girls telling me, 'I love that you do a photo s... AJ LEE Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts abou... TONI COLLETTE I always wear the same thing at home. I can't be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic wa... BARBRA STREISAND I recently saw HBO's 'Getting On,' and I was like, 'That's awesome.' I love ... DANIELLE SCHNEIDER I'm still one of those persons who prefers to wear pants, especially for at-home entertaining. BABE PALEY I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN I hate formal stuff. I love looking like a doll and all that stuff and playing dress up, but when I&... NICKI MINAJ I've always looked the same. Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated h... PATTI SMITH I actually love the 'rappers look,' with the saggy pants and oversized clothes. It's ver... CARINE ROITFELD I did 'Narnia' because it was a good opportunity and all that, but really? I wanted to play ... JAMES MCAVOY Leaving Nickelodeon was definitely an adjustment. Because then, it was back to the real world of, ... KENAN THOMPSON I wear the pants around here! JOANIE LAURER My style is not that big. I wear heels, tight pants, and I wear diamonds. DONATELLA VERSACE Since I was a child, I hated having to deal with my hair. I hated having to change my clothes. As a ... PATTI SMITH If somebody's pointing a trembling finger at your pants and saying you shouldn't be doing th... JOCK STURGES It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON When I was starting out, I saw it as something that was definitely going to end. Every time I came t... TAVI GEVINSON I don't think songs have to be like these super-#1-smash-hit-sounding songs, because I think it&... DAVID ARCHULETA Everything can be adapted to get the look you want. Young girls may want to wear the tunic tops as a... LAUREN JOHNSON I feel like I am a lot of who I am because I watched these shows that said it was okay to be a total... MAE WHITMAN 'Boomerang!' I love that movie just because of Halle Berry, Robin Givens, Eddie Murphy, Grac... DREW SIDORA I don't mind finding these ugly sides to my personality and exaggerating them because that's... MARIA SEMPLE I was playing pretty boys and these angelic roles like Nicholas Nickleby and all that stuff. And I w... CHARLIE HUNNAM I actually used to make these little plays. I would stand there, and I would act out where I was dyi... MADISON DAVENPORT I'm too tasteful for my pants. IAN WILLIAMS I would wear entirely one color: tutus, furry pants. It was totally outrageous. My family was deeply... HAILEY GATES I was at a premiere, and these girls blurted out, 'We love your hair!' That made me laugh. ETHAN PECK I'm the girl who's like, 'Why wear heels when I can wear tennis shoes and be comfortable... KYLA PRATT I love Felicity Jones. It was funny because I went to go see the 'Rogue One' set, and I was ... DAISY RIDLEY I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was rea... CAITY LOTZ If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day... CESAR ROMERO It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON I am inspired by show girls and Vegas. I was a cabaret performer, so that's where all that influ... PALOMA FAITH I know at one point I had bright red hair and I had bracelets from my wrist up to my elbow and I was... MIKE SHINODA I love Michael Keaton. I think he's awesome - he's such an awesome actor - like the 'Bee... MATT RYAN I guessed princesses-in-training didn’t wear pants. KIERA CASS I realize that 'Postcards' was like input, and 'Ghostwriting' was output. I had all ... JENS LEKMAN People like casting me as these characters who definitely have an edge to them, but I don't real... BLAIR REDFORD I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN I used to come up with these crazy jobs to try and provoke my parents but they said, 'You can be... LARA STONE The Jam went through a phase of wearing satin jackets. But that was pre-getting signed and making it... PAUL WELLER When we first started recording, it was before rock, so people thought we were hillbilly hicks. That... PHIL EVERLY I never thought then I'd be doing what I'm doing now. At my high school, being on the girls ... KATE VOEGELE My waist used to be tiny. I just saw a picture of Miley Cyrus with a little crop top and low pants, ... CAMILA ALVES I love getting amazing jackets, because you can wear your pajamas underneath and everyone's like... MARY-KATE OLSEN A moment of reserve. "That was it? The whole story?" "Yes. God, you're right. That was pants."<... STEPHANIE PERKINS There is definitely something sexy about a girl with an attitude and a pair of leather pants. ELIZA DUSHKU I don't wear small shoes, or tight pants that squash your balls. GEORGE HARRISON Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. LUCAN When 'Ally McBeal' started, I went, 'Oh, my God.' It's like what I was doing. ... MELANIE MAYRON Sometimes I'm so tired, I look down at what I'm wearing, and if it's comfortable enough ... REBECCA ROMIJN Sometimes Italian fashion, especially in the summer, is bright and gaudy and tarty, so I'd be bu... POLLY WALKER When I was 16, I definitely burned a couple of bridges by saying, 'I won't do this!' I w... CAMERON RUSSELL
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