I think it's good that people value their bodies and take care of them. I think if you cross the line and begin using your body as an asset or as an extension of your vanity, you've gone too far.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think there's so much emphasis on body image and results and outcome, but really what you should be after is to be healthy and to feel good about yourself.
The adornment of the body is a human need. I don't see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic.
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.
I think the human body is beautiful, and I don't really have a huge problem in dealing with it, but it's the context, the environment and what I feel about it that that makes the difference for me.
Vanity is a vital aid to nature: completely and absolutely necessary to life. It is one of nature's ways to bind you to the earth.
Our bodies are exploited so much in the media, I feel like everyone is made to feel like they're not worthy or beautiful.
Vanity is not having facelifts if you're ugly. Those people who say: 'Oh, I'd never dream of having anything done!' That's rude. It's rude, to other people, to not try and look your best; to not try and stir things up, to not reinvent... or just invent... it's one's duty to not get stuffy.
As an artist, I think you always have to take care of yourself as a person probably even more than the average person because your body is so important to your art.
When you have a lot of success you don't need vanity any more.
Vanity is the healthiest thing in life.