CHARLIE XCX

“I can’t do the same thing twice. I’m not a machine and I think that’s what people wanted me to be” – Charli XCX

DJ MUSTARD

“You ever heard the saying that you either play ball or you gangbang? I didn’t do either. I did music and it worked” – DJ Mustard

MADDIE ZIEGLER

“No one stopped me for a photo before when I would go out for ice cream. Now even going to an amusement park, sometimes we’ll have to bring a bodyguard” - Maddie Ziegler 

KENDALL JENNER

“I remember being backstage in my full look and the make-up artist said to me: ‘Did you hear? Kendall Jenner is here.’ ‘And I said, ‘She is? Oh my God!’” – Kendall Jenner

GARETH PUGH

“There’s always something dealing with opposites 
in what 
I do. It’s like putting two magnets together – 
it’s unnerving to look at, 
but it’s not clear why” – Gareth Pugh

JESSE KANDA

“I’m more interested in what’s perceived to be repulsive when there really is no reason for it. The inside of our body is much more beautiful than the skin that 
coats it, yet we’re afraid of it” – Jesse Kanda

BOOTS

“It’s so stupid when people write, ‘Oh, he can’t sing like Beyoncé. No shit! I’m not Beyoncé, I will never be Beyoncé, that’s not the point and that’s not what I’m trying to be” – Boots

TINASHE

“This industry’s so full of distractions: partying, drinking, sex, money. The priority for me is just to make music that people can connect with. I want to make something fresh that people may not understand” – Tinashe

LOUISE WILSON

“Are there a lot of designers that matter? The industry hasn’t got a litmus test any more. The whole thing has imploded. Watch it die, like the banking industry” – Louise Wilson

NAN GOLDIN

“I don’t take responsibility for these monstrous things that happen in life. Instagram does not ‘come out of my work’. It’s so superficial” – Nan Goldin

DANE DEHAAN

“I had this health teacher who kept me after class one time, saying, ‘You’re missing a lot of class.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, but I’m doing this play.’ He said, ‘Community theatre is not going to take you anywhere. Maybe you should stay in school’” – Dane DeHaan

ANGIE SHERBOURNE

“I need to raise myself spiritually. Drugs can help sometimes. But also literature, which I’ve decided to explore more” – Angie Sherbourne

CRAIG GREEN

“For me, it’s about what emotion I want to show. What do I want to make people feel? It’s not like, ‘Okay, what are we going to do to get in the Daily Mail? How are we going to make people hate us this time?’ (laughs)” – Craig Green

RAF SIMONS

“As much as I am part of it, I’ve come to really question the system. How far can it go until the moment it might not work any more?” – Raf Simons

LYKKE LI

“My mother made me as un-Swedish as possible, and was always like, ‘When you can, get the fuck out of here. The world is so much bigger’” – Lykke Li

EVIAN CHRIST

“I probably made four albums worth of beats for Yeezus. It’s funny because ‘I’m In It’, which Kanye used, was the second beat I made” – Evian Christ

LUPITA NYONG’O

“I had this vivid image of myself at the age of 60 looking back on my life and truly regretting the fact that I hadn’t tried to be an actor” – Lupita Nyong'o

NICKI MINAJ

“I feel like when I reach my 500-million-dollar goal, then no other woman in rap will ever feel like they can’t do what these men have done” – Nicki Minaj

FKA TWIGS

“I don’t know if I’m a tortured soul, but I was born heartbroken. I remember feeling it when I was so young. I was like, ‘Mum, it hurts.’” – FKA twigs

SHIA LABEOUF

“What started as an actual full blown existential crisis is now a full blown existential exploration” – Shia LaBeouf

RICK ROSS

“Even before making music I was always someone that you had to get to know, at school or elementary. I walked the hallways. I would take your pizza” – Rick Ross

SCARLETT JOHANSSON

“I don’t see myself as a role model; I never wanted to step into those shoes. It’s not my jam. I still struggle to adjust to being recognisable” – Scarlett Johansson