Quotes by Model | Beyond Motive 13/15

top of page

Quotes by Model

"I also paint and enjoy acrylic medium; some of my close friends have paintings I did for them."

"I also paint and enjoy acrylic medium; some of my close friends have paintings I did for them."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Friendship, Friends

21

"And my life for the first - you know, when I was in my 20s and 30s, I had my career, and I traveled the world, I lived out of a suitcase. I stayed up until dawn. I did all of those things that were very exciting."

"And my life for the first - you know, when I was in my 20s and 30s, I had my career, and I traveled the world, I lived out of a suitcase. I stayed up until dawn. I did all of those things that were very exciting."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Life, Career, Dawn, First

21

"When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy."

"When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy."

Catherine Bell, British Model

21

"Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction."

"Don't just work for the money; that will bring only limited satisfaction."

Kathy Ireland, American Model

Work, Money, Satisfaction, Will

21

"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"

"My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'"

Beverly Johnson, American Model

Husband, Labor, Ugly

21

"I'm not a sex symbol."

"I'm not a sex symbol."

Jenny McCarthy, American Model

21

"I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool!"

"I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool!"

Catherine Bell, British Model

People, Character, Girls, Kids

21

"You know, I have guys that are almost stalkers... it is very strange. I had this one guy that e-mailed me off my site, and thought we were boyfriend and girlfriend. He then came to my house in London, I do not know how he found it."

"You know, I have guys that are almost stalkers... it is very strange. I had this one guy that e-mailed me off my site, and thought we were boyfriend and girlfriend. He then came to my house in London, I do not know how he found it."

Caprice Bourret, American Model

Thought, Boyfriend, Girlfriend, London

21

"As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me."

"As a little girl I used to daydream about my real father coming on a white horse to rescue me."

Christine Keeler, English Model

21

"All I've ever really done is page 3 in The Sun, and not every man reads that."

"All I've ever really done is page 3 in The Sun, and not every man reads that."

Katie Price, english Model

21

"I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling."

"I had dropped out of school and was a runaway, so I didn't have family to fall back on if I didn't work. I didn't have a lot of other options of making money other than modeling."

Carre Otis, American Model

Family, Money, Work, Options

21

"I kind of lost interest in school. I was never really that interested anyway. I was never academic. I didn't really go to school as much as I should have."

"I kind of lost interest in school. I was never really that interested anyway. I was never academic. I didn't really go to school as much as I should have."

Kate Moss, English Model

Interest, School

21

"Just kidding, I've been very athletic all my life."

"Just kidding, I've been very athletic all my life."

Kiana Tom, American Model

21

"It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best."

"It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best."

Rachel Hunter, New Zealander Model

Money, Being, Flying, Fun

21

"So when I looked at pictures and produced my calendar and edited the pictures, it wasn't just about looking at myself and thinking I'm attractive. I try to take myself out of it and get into the whole process of putting it all together."

"So when I looked at pictures and produced my calendar and edited the pictures, it wasn't just about looking at myself and thinking I'm attractive. I try to take myself out of it and get into the whole process of putting it all together."

Brooke Burke, American Model

21

"I think it affected me physically and emotionally, yes. I did have my ups and downs, but I actually had more ups and downs after the shots were finished and she was pregnant because of the reality of being pregnant with twins."

"I think it affected me physically and emotionally, yes. I did have my ups and downs, but I actually had more ups and downs after the shots were finished and she was pregnant because of the reality of being pregnant with twins."

Cheryl Tiegs, American Model

Being, Reality, Twins

21

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous."

"I missed out on everything. Sometimes on the street I see teenagers hanging out and going to the movies, going to concerts, and I get so jealous."

Adriana Lima, Brazilian Model

Movies, Teenagers

21

"I have always been free with my love - it is my nature. I am easily captivated by men and they have always been attracted to me."

"I have always been free with my love - it is my nature. I am easily captivated by men and they have always been attracted to me."

Christine Keeler, English Model

Love, Men, Nature

21

"I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends."

"I also love to surf the Net and talk on the phone with friends."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Love, Friends, Talk

21

"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model."

"More Asians need to be on television as a positive role model."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Positive, Television

21

"Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works."

"Regarding one's career: always be prepared, no short cuts - hard work is the only alternative that really works."

Kiana Tom, American Model

Work, Hard work

21

"If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong."

"If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong."

Christine Keeler, English Model

History, Books, Now, Will

21

"You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying."

"You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying."

Carre Otis, American Model

Food, Life, Balance

21

"I was shaped by my mistakes."

"I was shaped by my mistakes."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Mistake, Mistakes

21

"Yes, I did and a lot of my friends who are in the same program as I were very much supportive, and the most important thing they said to me is do not let this interfere with what you have to do in taking car of yourself. That was the most important thing."

"Yes, I did and a lot of my friends who are in the same program as I were very much supportive, and the most important thing they said to me is do not let this interfere with what you have to do in taking car of yourself. That was the most important thing."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

21

"Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!"

"Balance is key: I need to be successful in my career to feel fulfilled, be surrounded by people I care about to share it with, and have my health to be able to do the things I love to do!"

Kiana Tom, American Model

Health, Love, People, Successful

21

"Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn't even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn't deserve."

"Beauty opened all the doors; it got me things I didn't even know I wanted, and things I certainly didn't deserve."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

21

"I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to him. I think it's not just me, but lots of others, family and friends, can still feel him around."

"I talk to Simon, I write to him. I never used to write a diary. But now I'm writing a diary to him. I think it's not just me, but lots of others, family and friends, can still feel him around."

Petra Nemcova, Czechoslovakian Model

Family, Friends, Now, Talk

21

"True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people."

"True wisdom listens more, talks less and can get along with all types of people."

Kiana Tom, American Model

21

"It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that."

"It's quite a famous story that takes place on Christmas Eve, and the Germans, French, and Scottish are trying to make peace one night and they bury their dead and they play football. I play a German opera singer, in German, which I never have so I am really excited about that."

Diane Kruger, German Model

Peace, Christmas, Famous, Football

21

"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."

"Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take."

Kathy Ireland, American Model

21

"Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion."

"Stick to the basics, hold on to your family and friends - they will never go out of fashion."

Niki Taylor, American Model

Family, Fashion, Friends, Will

21

"People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic."

"People identify with me - everyone does - African American women, Caucasian women, they all identify with me because I'm ethnic."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

Woman, Women, People, African

21

"It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise."

"It must have been so impossible to think about it and dare to do that, so they feel compassionate for her. I don't think the movie would work otherwise."

Diane Kruger, German Model

21

"I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me."

"I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me."

Bettie Page, American Model

20

"Photo shoots for underage girls are like letting an ant walk around with honey."

"Photo shoots for underage girls are like letting an ant walk around with honey."

Janice Dickinson, American Model

20

"Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors."

"Lord knows, I never want to waste any more of my time in mirrors."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

Time, Want, Waste

20

"It was my first big relationship and it was just very abusive. I wouldn't give him the credit of naming him, if he ever reads this. But he was older, in the music business - or so he said."

"It was my first big relationship and it was just very abusive. I wouldn't give him the credit of naming him, if he ever reads this. But he was older, in the music business - or so he said."

Lisa Snowdon, English Model

Business, Music, Credit, First

20

"I'm still one of the guys and I always will be."

"I'm still one of the guys and I always will be."

Catherine Bell, British Model

20

"We need a new religion."

"We need a new religion."

Lauren Hutton, American Model

20

"My mother used to go out on her own, and I used to have to keep a look out for my stepfather coming home."

"My mother used to go out on her own, and I used to have to keep a look out for my stepfather coming home."

Christine Keeler, English Model

20

"I just feel a connection with Marilyn Monroe. I just love her. I just completely feel what she went through."

"I just feel a connection with Marilyn Monroe. I just love her. I just completely feel what she went through."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

Love, Connection

20

"Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind."

"Most important was to remain focused and always have presence of mind."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

20

"Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you-thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies."

"Four months is a lot of living with that little life in you-thinking about it, eating right for it, nurturing it and all of a sudden, it dies."

Christie Brinkley, American Model

Life, Eating, Living, Months

20

"I think I have enough tattoos for now. If I get any others, I'll probably do my kids initials."

"I think I have enough tattoos for now. If I get any others, I'll probably do my kids initials."

Niki Taylor, American Model

20

"People are just so stupid."

"People are just so stupid."

Anna Nicole Smith, American Model

20

"I have no regrets. I've got my health."

"I have no regrets. I've got my health."

Naomi Campbell, British Model

20

"I don't know if he was the fourth man or the fifth, but he was certainly in the top 10."

"I don't know if he was the fourth man or the fifth, but he was certainly in the top 10."

Christine Keeler, English Model

20

"I love the whole lingerie outfit - you know, thigh-high tights and garters."

"I love the whole lingerie outfit - you know, thigh-high tights and garters."

Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American Model

20

"Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal."

"Winning is very important to me. I wouldn't be happy with anything less. And I work towards my goal."

Nafisa Joseph, Indian Model

Work, Goal, Winning

20

bottom of page