Beckham: "I'm not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart, like a drawing that a child does."

Beckham: "I'm lucky that I do something I love, and I am proud, as I think it's a positive message to give to young women: if you want to have a career and be married with children, then you can. It's full-on, but it's doable."

Beckham: "I am a control freak. I am very hands on and pay attention to details."

Beckham: "I'm not one of these antisocial, awkward sorts. I'm really good value at a dinner party – I want to relax and have a laugh. I like to have fun, and I think that often surprises people."

Beckham: "My children and my husband make me smile. My work makes me smile."

Beckham: "I think the sexiest thing about a woman is confidence, but confidence in a humble way, not in an arrogant way. Sense of humor is definitely important. And sunglasses always hide a multitude of sins. Sunglasses and a great pair of heels can turn most outfits around."

Beckham: "I find that even the simplest of dresses, if it has the correct seaming and the correct fabric, whatever shape or size you are, it can change the way you hold yourself."

Beckham: "I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it."

Beckham: "Sexy is about the way you wear something and being confident - the clothes are sexy and flattering. I've said right from the beginning, it's very important clothes are flattering. I want a woman to look and feel like the best version of herself."

Beckham: "I appreciate that young girls look up to me. And I take that very seriously."

Beckham: "I wake up every morning and I feel like I'm juggling glass balls. I live in Los Angeles, my business is run out of London, and most evenings I'm cuddled up in front of Skype, in my dressing gown, speaking with my studio in London. I travel a lot, my team travel a lot, but I wouldn't have it any other way."

Beckham: "I never try to follow a trend or fashion."

Beckham: "I like to think of my customer and make sure that season after season she is getting what she wants. Ultimately, I suppose I have an image of myself. That is the person I am designing for - a woman who loves and appreciates fashion and luxury, and somebody who wants to feel empowered with the best version of themselves."

Beckham: "I've only ever tried to be me."

Beckham: "When people ask if I have any advice for young designers, the best advice I could ever give to somebody is to work for someone else, when you are playing with someone else's money. It is very expensive when you start doing it on your own.

Beckham: "I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it."

Beckham: "I'll admit it: I'm a control freak. I am. If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it 110% or there's no point in doing it at all, especially if the work takes me away from time with my husband and children."

Beckham: "I want a big house with a moat and dragons and a fort to keep people out."

Beckham: "You've got to trust people. And because I am a control freak, sometimes that's difficult for me, because I want to micro-manage absolutely everything. I can't hand over. But I'm trying to do that more."

Beckham: "I don't have to work; I need to work."

Beckham: "Even if I wouldn't wear something myself, I think I know how women feel, how women want to look. I can really relate to women, I get on very well with women... Some women don't. I want to empower women, make women feel the best version of themselves."

Beckham: "I have always loved fashion since I was a kid and customized my school uniforms."

Beckham: "People I respect complimenting me on my work in fashion is more exciting to me than anything I ever achieved as a Spice Girl. I am now competing in an arena where I can hold my head high. I feel quite confident in what I'm doing now, much more than the singing. I was never going to give Mariah Carey any competition."

Beckham: "In England, David and I are big fish in a small pond. But in L.A., we are tiny, tiny, tiny fish in a big pond."

Beckham: "My first-ever car, my parents bought me a red Fiat Uno. I was 17 and just so happy to have a car, so I was very fortunate that my parents were in a position to get me one - it was a secondhand car, but I was just so happy to have it."

Beckham: "Clothes have to be simple and comfortable."

Beckham: "I've been in the public eye now for about 15 or 16 years, and I'm very aware that fame is not a given. I have to maintain it. It's not just something that will always be there. But I've always been a worker. I've never expected be given anything."

Beckham: "I tell you, the paparazzi would not be sitting outside if they realized I was the most boring person in Hollywood."

Beckham: "I want to evolve each season. I never want to be one of those brands where people know what they're going to see. I always want an element of surprise. One thing I never want to do is copy what anybody else is doing. I have a signature, and it's very important to me to stay true to that."

Beckham: "You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important."

Beckham: "I've never been a six-foot-tall, skinny model, so therefore, I want to create an illusion. People always think I'm taller than I am - not just because of the shoes I wear but because of the way I dress. It's all relatively streamlined."

Beckham: "My glasses say a lot about me because I think me in a pair of sunglasses is an image that a lot of people would recognise."

Beckham: "I love fashion, and I love changing my style, my hair, my makeup, and everything I've done in the past has made me what I am now. Not everyone is going to like what I do, but I look back at everything, and it makes me smile."

Beckham: "I find it odd that people will go to a nice restaurant or to the theater in jeans and T-shirts."

Beckham: "I'm very focused on what I do professionally, and I'm very focused on my family, and I don't really get too stressed out about what people say or what other people think. In fact, it's not on my radar at all. If there's anything negative, I don't want to know about it. I just do my own thing and get on with my life."

Beckham: "Was music my talent really? No, I don't think I was particularly talented."