One thing I’ve learned is that I’m not the owner of my talent; I’m the manager of it. – Madonna Ciccone
When I left Michigan and I came to New York, that was my goal, to be a professional dancer. And I sort of fell into singing by accident in a way. – Madonna Ciccone
A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don’t worry about that. – Madonna Ciccone
I went to the University of Michigan for one year, and fortunately they had a foreign-film cinema, and I discovered it, and I thought I died and went to heaven. – Madonna Ciccone
I’m ambitious. But if I weren’t as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity. – Madonna Ciccone
I was named after my mother. And I guess when I started making records, Madonna Ciccone seemed too long and complicated, and I just got stuck with Madonna. – Madonna Ciccone
Prince Charles is very relaxed at the table, throwing his salad around willy-nilly. I didn’t find him stiff at all. – Madonna Ciccone
Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment. – Madonna Ciccone
I’m always looking for something new: a new inspiration, a new philosophy, a new way to look at something, new talent. – Madonna Ciccone
I didn’t have many friends; I might not have had any friends. But it all turned out good in the end, because when you aren’t popular and you don’t have a social life, it gives you more time to focus on your future. – Madonna Ciccone
Sometimes you want to go for a walk and you don’t want to be watched. You just want to be anonymous and blend in. Especially when I travel, I feel that way, because I can’t really go out and see a city the way other people can and I miss out on a lot. – Madonna Ciccone
I suppose I sometimes used to act like I wasn’t a human being… Sometimes I look back at myself and remember things I used to say, or my hairstyle, and I cringe. – Madonna Ciccone
I think my biggest flaw is my insecurity. I’m terribly insecure. I’m plagued with insecurities 24/7. – Madonna Ciccone
On the one hand, the idea of marriage and the sort of traditional family life repulses me. But on the other hand, I long for it, you know what I mean? I’m constantly in conflict with things. And it is because of my past and my upbringing and the journey that I’ve been on. – Madonna Ciccone
I like to think I’m a role model for women. But I also don’t like to just limit it to women. I like to think I’m a role model for human beings in general. – Madonna Ciccone
If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna. – Madonna Ciccone
Everybody in our family studied a musical instrument. My father was really big on that. Somehow I only took a year or two of piano lessons and I convinced my father to let me take dancing lessons. – Madonna Ciccone
Being famous has changed a lot, because now there’s so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster. – Madonna Ciccone
I wouldn’t live in Chicago cause it’s too conservative, aside for the fact that Oprah Winfrey lives there. – Madonna Ciccone
I was more of a dancing kid than a singing kid. I mean, I sang in school choirs and I sang in school musicals, but I was much more interested in dancing than singing. – Madonna Ciccone
I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is. – Madonna Ciccone
I don’t go to the sale rack. But I wouldn’t say I am decadent in my spending. I am careful. – Madonna Ciccone
