I have a preponderance to look smug in photos; something to do with the way my mouth turns up at the corners.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I get accused of having a haughty smugness. I have a lopsided mouth. I can't help it. I was born with it. It looks as if I am smirking. I have had my publicist tell me, 'Don't do that smile on the red carpet.' I'm, like, 'That's my smile.'
When I draw my caricature self-portrait, I always do a huge smile.
My face always looks bored or depressed. It's not an accurate impression.
Sometimes photographing people is like pulling teeth, trying to get some sort of personality.
Smiles come naturally to me, but I started thinking of them as an art form at my command. I studied all the time. I looked at magazines, I'd practice in front of the mirror and I'd ask photographers about the best angles. I can now pull out a smile at will.
People often expect me to be very serious, but it's not like my record company told me not to smile in photographs, because I was like that anyway.
What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.
I don't smile a lot in my pictures. I'm always so... grim.
I'm not good at taking pictures. I can't give a good face. I crack up.
My cheeks explode when I smile. That's why I have to look so nonplussed.