Simon Beaufoy Quotes

I wish my daughter wasn't spending time thinking of Kim Kardashian or Rihanna.

I'm not the biggest Miley Cyrus fan. I'm not the risque type.

I was in Asia and people asked me about being considered sex symbol. I don't know if that's good or not, because where I come from, sex isn't something you're allowed to talk about.

I don't aspire to be a sex icon, I don't know why anyone would. It's an uncomfortable position to put yourself in... it's something that we all haven't really made our minds up about, and that's why we find it all so interesting.

I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.'

I'm not against half naked girls - not as often as I'd like to be.

I can't believe I did a peace sign on TV - like Ringo Starr!

The 'serial kisser' tag that has been thrust on to me is a lame stereotype. It irritates me. Yes, there is sexual content in my movies, and I have never been apologetic about doing bold scenes. But it's not fair to tag me this way because that can be very stifling.

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

I can't be described as a sex symbol; I think it's ridiculous.

I don't want my daughter to think she has to dress like Beyonce!

In many respects a teenage girl's home is more important to her than at any time since she was a small child. She also needs emotional support and protection from the most corrosive cultural forces that seek to exploit her when she is least able to resist.

Just because of 'Rangeela' and 'Daud,' it can't be said that I am a sex symbol.

There are a lot of things worse to be than the 'Pharrell girl.' I hope that'll wear off.

I don't think about Miley Cyrus.

I'm not a sex symbol, at least in the conventional sense.

I intend not to do an item song ever. I find the term 'item songs' bizarre. I do not want to comment on its presence and its popularity, but I would rather avoid it.

We gave the world dab fever!

Pop stars are sending the message that their sexuality is the strongest thing they have to offer, and that's confusing and misleading to girls and women, especially since there's not enough of a counterbalance from those who rely on their other assets, like their music. Also, with the new obsession with all things "booty," it's important that women - and it's often women of color - aren't turned into mere caricatures. Right now it's: "Bend over." That's all people want to see. That's crazy. It's so far from where we should be.

The last time I twerked I was with @katyperry. She was rather good at it!

The way I feel seen by the opposite sex is sometimes really detrimental to me. I'm very aware of how I'm constantly being sexualized and objectified in their eyes which makes me feel worthless.

People sometimes come up to me, and it's like they just want to capture Passenger. I feel like Pikachu. Sometimes, in the more sort of depressing moments, it feels like it's not about the music, it's just about the photo, and that really worries me.

Miley Cyrus epitomises what we have allowed. She has done it to break the mould. I can understand why, but we have given her the oxygen of publicity and encouraged it, so young girls will think it is the right way to attract men. We've lost our standards.

I certainly don't stay out of the sun, and I also don't, as some of my critics have said, put on blackface as a performance.

It sucks. When you're a woman in sports, people want you to show some skin.