Top 93 A Diva Quotes
#1. Gay guys love women who are tough, who are survivors. They always call me a diva. And I am a survivor; I've pulled through everything and I've not become bitter about it.
Samantha Fox
#2. I'm not a diva. I know what I like and I know what I want.
Britney Spears
#3. If I weren't reasonably placid, I don't think I could cope with this sort of life. To be a diva, you've got to be absolutely like a horse.
Joan Sutherland
#4. There's so many misconceptions about me and my personality. People think I'm not a nice person, you know, or maybe a diva; not just about me, but the misconceptions of other models as well, or supermodels.
Jessica White
#5. Well, I don't think of myself as a diva. I'm too dorky! Look at my shoes. (Points to the aforementioned sneakers.) I always look like this. I don't always want to be "working."
Tyra Banks
#6. I tend to hide behind my status of being a diva; it's easy for me to embrace that part of me and seek confidence by being a bit outrageous at times.
Alex Newell
#7. I think about my life and what's important to me sometimes. Working for WWE and being a Diva has really been the only thing that's made me feel great about myself.
Natalya
#8. I don't mean to be a diva, but some days you wake up and you're Barbara Streisand.
Courtney Love
#9. I'm no diva but I can be annoying in a recording studio. Of course I try to be a diva in terms of confidence of performance and owning a song but I've never behaved like one in terms of the negative connotations of the word.
Nicole Scherzinger
#10. Every little bit of stress you eliminate contributes to a more productive day. That's not being a diva; it's placing yourself in a situation that allows you to be in optimal form.
Lilly Singh
#11. I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva.
Shirley Bassey
#12. Elvis was incredibly cooperative. He would try anything. He wasn't a diva, no prima donna. When it came to work, he was a workhorse.
Jerry Leiber
#13. Long before 'American Idol', people used to call me a diva. And I be like, 'Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva.'
Jennifer Hudson
#14. A diva is someone who pretends to know who she is and looks fabulous doing it.
Jenifer Lewis
#15. An Oklahoma girl like me wouldn't even know how to be a diva. I'm just a person who has a cool job. I love to be at home. I rarely go to clubs ... and I always wear underwear! I just know I'd fall down, and that's not for everyone to see.
Carrie Underwood
#16. It's easy to be a bad ass, it's easy to act like a bad ass, easy to act like a tough guy, it's easy to be a diva, and it's easy to be self absorbed. The list goes on and on but to me, I always just find it more important to be nice and kind.
Dwayne Johnson
#17. If I pop everyone who calls me a diva then I'm going to spend the rest of my life in prison.
Chaka Khan
#19. I must point out - Sarah Jessica Parker is not a diva - she's one of these pop culture characters that everybody likes.
Philip Treacy
#20. I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I know I'm being a diva. It's kind of annoying to know that you are. Because it's a person I do not want to be. So I'm trying my best not to become a jerk.
Jackie Evancho
#21. I'm totally Italian, but I'm not a diva. If you could see the way I'm dressed in daily life, that's not a diva. Appearances are so not important to me.
Patti LuPone
#22. If a hundred people want autographs, sometimes you have to say no because you've got to get up for a 4 A.M. flight or something. In that sense, it really pisses me off when people think you've become a diva. It's not becoming a diva, it's because of the situation, I think.
Ellie Goulding
#23. I define a diva as a woman who possesses courage, beauty, style, and confidence. Based on that definitions, I've probably got a bit more work to do.
Faith Hill
#24. I hated being photographed and never wanted to go on red carpets, even though they always asked me to. My place was behind the scenes. I wasn't a diva. I preferred to look at life from the outside.
Giovanna Cau
#25. My philosophy is that the people around us are there doing as much work if not more work behind the scenes and they're the last people you would ever be unkind to, so I hope I'm not a diva off stage.
Renee Fleming
#26. It's a shame to call somebody a 'diva' simply because they work harder than everybody else.
Jennifer Lopez
#27. I don't see anybody categorized as a 'fashion diva,' except for me! And I like that. I am thought of as a diva because I wear an evening dress and I take care of my look when I go out. I go to parties regarding business, not for fun. And that's why they call me a 'diva.'
Donatella Versace
#28. In monasteries of old, the monk's dharma, his purpose in life, was said to be this: to support the choir. In Latin, propter chorum. Literally, his life was lived "in support of the choir." He was not a soloist. He was not a diva. He was part of a magnificent whole.
Stephen Cope
#29. Would they call me a diva if I were a guy?
Zaha Hadid
#30. I'm so tired of this vision of fashion of a diva with a big ego, and you think of big dark glasses to be pretentious and keep far away from the people.
Carine Roitfeld
#32. I want to be a diva ... like people-totally-respect-my-music diva, not diva like carry-my-diet-Coke-around.
Jessica Simpson
#33. I grew up in Jackson Heights, Queens, with no money. I was taught not to take anything for granted. If you are too busy being a diva or a freak, then you are not enjoying it.
Lucy Liu
#34. I'm a chanteuse and a diva, and I'm an actress who likes a script.
Jane Badler
#35. What a diva!"
"Stupid, men can't be divas ... "
"Divo, then."
"That just sounds weird. Call him a jerk and be done with it.
Lisa Mantchev
#36. People who call themselves divas ... you are not a diva. I'm pretty sure you're a cunt.
Sarah Silverman
#38. I prefer Princess. I would love to be known as a diva later on in life when I've had far more experiences.
Deborah Cox
#41. I feel like Adele is a diva. Not in the bad way. She is one of the greatest voices of this industry and of her own art. What she offers is so unique that she's risen to such a status that very few artists can enjoy.
Xavier Dolan
#42. Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
Aretha Franklin
#43. A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft.
Patti LaBelle
#44. I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog.
Toni Braxton
#45. I'd love to be a diva. But I'd then have to send so many apology notes for my abhorrent behaviour.
Amy Adams
#46. Sometimes I think it's better to be a diva.
Julia Barr
#48. So if diva means giving your best, then yes, I guess I am a diva.
Patti LaBelle
#49. Lady Gaga not a diva, and she's not crazy. She's just an incredibly nice, down-to-earth person who really cares about art and creativity. It's pretty amazing to be able to work with her. I'm pretty grateful for that.
Evan Peters
#50. It takes a long time to get to be a diva. I mean, you gotta work at it.
Diana Ross
#51. I do say I'm a specialist in divas. Name a diva - I've worked with 'em.
Philip Treacy
#52. Sometimes you have to be a diva. All the artists I admire from Madonna to Whitney to Mariah have all been called divas. If you are strong, if you have vision, if you are an artist, you have to do what you believe in. And if you get called a diva for it, then so what.
Jessie J.
#53. Showing that you can be sexy, strong and independent is the best thing about being a Diva. It's a great inspiration for other people.
Torrie Wilson
#54. If my mum thinks I'm acting like a diva she'll soon tell me off ... She'll cut me down to size!
Katherine Jenkins
#55. I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.
Glenn Close
#56. I'm pretty straightforward as a performer, but I do have a bit of a diva in me.
Corin Tucker
#57. I've got four dogs, and I just don't do dog doo. I'm a diva when it comes to that.
Kobe Bryant
#58. All of a sudden, I was hearing stories about how difficult I was to work with, ridiculous rumors about drugs and what a diva I was. I never had to go to rehab or a program.
Irene Cara
#60. I was a diva for thinking that my life would dramatically change when I came out of the gigantic closet-o-porn.
Iris Blaire
#61. I think maybe because of the kind of music I sing, people want to believe you're a diva. They can't believe after eight years, and eight albums, you're still relatively sane. I feel like they almost want me to throw something at somebody.
Katherine Jenkins
#62. Actually, I take it as a compliment. Diva is a derivative of divine. That's quite a title to carry around.
Calista Flockhart
#63. I went through a string of A&R men who all thought I should be doing something different. One thought I should be a dance diva; another thought I should do Rock n' Roll; and one thought I shouldn't even be singing at all!
Alison Moyet
#64. What I love about Coulson is that he manages to do that and he manages to wrangle the diva superheroes, and really keep a sense of humor about it. And, you can tell that he really loves his job.
Clark Gregg
#66. FORTY-SEVEN We found Diva in a shriek of Divas, in the lobby of the President hotel. The three of them stopped, staring at us with well-practised aghast. Didier was in a rumpled, white linen jacket and
Gregory David Roberts
#67. I didn't think there was life after modelling, believe me. It's a hit to the ego when you are not the diva on the set any more. But I think what keeps me going are challenges. I love when people tell me I can't do something.
Carol Alt
#68. You wouldn't shut up about how brain-damaged that 'little Rusky diva-bitch' was and how he needed to just 'get over his sorry self and give our poor cop a blow job and live happily ever after' - you remember that?
Amy Lane
#69. There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva
Josh Groban
#70. I am no fashion diva - I grew up on the beaches in South Africa and am a nature girl that spends a lot of time outdoors. Fashion speaks to me through an occasion.
Tanit Phoenix
#71. But a true diva has dismissed that drama. A true diva's heart is open, and she's ready to play by her own rules - rules that are gentle and kind.
Jenifer Lewis
#72. It's not a responsibility to be a fashion diva. I enjoy it and also enjoy getting up in morning and putting on make-up, getting ready. I don't think there is any girl who doesn't like to look good and wear good clothes.
Sonam Kapoor
#73. Where was my inner plucky heroine? Probably having cupcakes with my inner child and my inner diva. I had a feeling they did that a lot.
Elizabeth A. Reeves
#74. True diva could not live without smart remark every now and then, a good sip of water.
Mariah Carey
#75. A lot of people assume that once you're working in Hollywood you become some sort of glamour-diva, which could not be further from the truth about me.
Megyn Price
#76. The gays, the kids, the misfits, the freaks, the ones who feel like they don't have a place... you got it. Just be you.
Michelle Visage
#77. The diva tag just won't go away. I think that's because people want me to be like that. It makes it more interesting if I have thrown a phone at somebody or a water bottle. Sadly that's just not me.
Katherine Jenkins
#78. Alliteration is not a prostitute to be sold to every sailor who visits the port. This fine lady is a valuable literary diva one should ask to sing her aria only for special occasions.
Dennis Vickers
#79. I'm a mezzo-soprano, so the whole diva thing ... I'm not the kind of performer who puts on a persona off-stage as well, and the days of arriving with steamer trunks and hat boxes are over.
Joyce DiDonato
#80. As a young actor, it's important to see how the greatest in the industry work ... diva behavior is never it.
Sean Maguire
#81. So I told him his bread was ugly, and he called me a dough diva. A dough diva. Of all the nerve! We're going out on Saturday.
Sarah Addison Allen
#82. Oh, boy. Why did I have a feeling I'd just aligned myself with Tweedle Diva and Tweedle Devious?
Gemma Halliday
#83. A true diva is graceful, and talented, and strong, and fearless and brave and someone with humility.
Beyonce Knowles
#84. I just think that the whole diva thing is a misrepresentation of who I am.
Jennifer Lopez
#85. Living in a world of darkness doesn't mean we must surrender, but to survive, we need to occasionally unleash the diva from within.
Skye High
#86. I think diva is an inevitable outcome of the industry, and I don't think it reflects on the person at all. You take a normal human being, and basically, for 24 hours, seven days a week, apart from sleeping, you introduce them to places and things almost every minute that are brand new.
Chet Faker
#87. There is a certain amount which I shan't mention publicly," Elizabeth said. "Things about Lucia which I should never dream of stating openly."
"Those are just the ones I should like to hear about most," said Diva. "Just a few little titbits.
E.F. Benson
#88. Being a human being without forgiveness is like being a guitarist without fingers or being the diva without a tongue.
Jimmy Santiago Baca
#89. I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the word 'diva' and think of it as a negative. I see it as a positive. I want somebody who knows what they want out of life and isn't afraid to show it.
Nick Cannon
#90. When actors get a bad name for diva behavior - I've never seen it. Because my experience with people who are really famous actors is that they work really hard.
Hayley Atwell
#91. It was darn nigh impossible for women in rock in the '70s. There wasn't a mold if you were a woman and you were in the entertainment in the '70s. You were probably a disco diva or a folk singer, or simply ornamental. Radio would play only one woman per hour.
Ann Wilson
#93. By the time I was five, I was a little diva.
Stevie Nicks
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