Gwen Stefani

“Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it's like an excuse for Halloween every day.”

“I wish I could write more make-believe. It's a lot easier to write about hard times and when things are going wrong. But I've never been a private person.”

“Sometimes you have to sacrifice your performance for high heels.”

“The one thing that makes me feel super lucky about my financial success is that I have a housekeeper.”

“My priorities are always going to be my husband and my family now. That's a huge, huge thing.”

“Life is short and you've got to get the most out of it.”

“I've been trying to do films for years. So I've decided to wait until the next good part comes along and develop a record on my own in the meantime.”

“My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.”

“Being a mom is hard, I think a lot of working moms feel that way.”

“I try not to be but I'm super-neurotic about diet. I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! I'm like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And I'm...”

“I'm neurotic about trying not to be neurotic!”

“I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.”

“I'm lucky to not have a real job, to be able to express myself, be creative and be relevant.”

“Now I'm a wife and a mother of two. It's a really different role. I always referred to No Doubt as a marriage, because that's what it's like to be together for so long and go through what we...”

“I don't have a strong sense of self-worth unless I'm doing something.”

“It was such a turning point to find that I had a talent and I had something to contribute, somewhere.”

“I like the old, vintage Hollywood look.”

“I remember so vividly the first song I ever wrote. It was called 'Different People.'”