I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.

Quote by Katy Perry

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I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

I've done a lot of bad things. Use your imagination.

Im not coming out trying to prove anything to anyone, like, Oh, Im in assless...

Im not coming out trying to prove anything to anyone, like, Oh, Im in assless...

We can dance until we die, you and I...we'll be young forever!

We can dance until we die, you and I...we'll be young forever!

(about her parents' strict rules from when she was a teenager) That's my parents. They're...

(about her parents' strict rules from when she was a teenager) That's my parents. They're...

I don't take anything for granted.

I don't take anything for granted.

I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.

I wanted to be that quirky girl who writes funny songs that still have meaning.

Im really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to...

Im really critical of my posture, it makes a big difference. And I try to...

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is...

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is...

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes.

You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes.

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me, Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison....

Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me, Infect me with your love and Fill me with your poison....

I fall in love every time. And I don't really fall in love a lot,...

I fall in love every time. And I don't really fall in love a lot,...

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed, so you can open one that...

Maybe you're reason why all the doors are closed, so you can open one that...

When I first started at 17 in Los Angeles, the hit song was 'Complicated', and...

When I first started at 17 in Los Angeles, the hit song was 'Complicated', and...

(about her father encouraging her to sing) My dad would give me $10, which is...

(about her father encouraging her to sing) My dad would give me $10, which is...

I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music when I was a kid, but there...

I wasn't allowed to listen to secular music when I was a kid, but there...

Last Friday night. Yeah we danced on tabletops and we took too many shots. Think...

Last Friday night. Yeah we danced on tabletops and we took too many shots. Think...

You think I'm pretty, Without any make-up on, You think I'm funny, When I tell...

You think I'm pretty, Without any make-up on, You think I'm funny, When I tell...

My party time is usually a dinner party with friends. I couldn't give a f**k...

My party time is usually a dinner party with friends. I couldn't give a f**k...

(Revealing she once had a drinking problem while waiting for her career to take off)...

(Revealing she once had a drinking problem while waiting for her career to take off)...

I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can...

I really like to look like a history book. I can look 1940s, I can...