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Quotes by Model

"I was a little nervous backstage. But I had this book, Gandhi. I just read his quotes, closed my eyes and focused my thoughts. Presently, this book is my prized possession."

"It makes me feel wonderful that people still care for me... that I have so many fans among young people, who write to me and tell me I have been an inspiration."

"Not as much as I used to, but I use the Internet for everything. I use it for information. Like if I'm planning a trip or something, I'll check out the place I'm going to."


"I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth."

"I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way."

"I'd just like to see a role for women where someone who isn't traditionally attractive is not portraying the best friend. You know, the character that only speaks in questions. 'Gee, are you gonna go out with him? Do you think I look fat?'"

"When you're working with good people it brings good things out in you."

"Action scenes get me so excited, and my adrenaline starts pumping."

"I must've got whacked on the head. He presented a totally false person for me to fall in love with."
Love,

"Just because people can express themselves through their art doesn't mean they are great communicators in person."

"I'm terrified of men these days. If someone asked me out now, I don't know what I'd say, how I'd react. But I couldn't go through with it, not at all. I suppose I've been terrified of them all along."

"I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person."

"It's hard to go with a trend. As soon as it's out, everyone picks it up. It's important to stay true to yourself. Have fun with fashion instead of letting it dictate."

"Coming from a barely clothed childhood as a swimmer makes me really comfortable with my body."

"If you can be funny, it means you're intelligent. Your brain is working fast."

"I wouldn't say Malkovich is totally insane, but he's not living in the real world. He's living in his world, which is a fine world to live in apparently."

"And there is a beautiful thing which is wonderful, to look like a woman, not a green bean."

"People think I'm crazy and reckless but I'm absolutely not... I'm soooo safe and soooo careful and I won't do anything that feels like I could break something."

"Real beauty is to be true to oneself. That's what makes me feel good."

"Rock 'n' roll... but I also like sporting events a lot. I love Mike Piazza."

"One of my favorite things to do is be in front of the camera and act."

"We decided to try in vitro, because both Peter and I felt we couldn't handle another failure. When I miscarried after that, we had to come to terms with the possibility that this wasn't meant to be."

"My life has been one long descent into respectability."

"There's always competition out there. That's what makes life exciting."

"It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic."

"I feel by posing for Playboy I've discovered my own sexuality and beauty, and I feel more confident than ever."

"When it comes down to it, at the end of the day, I need more out of my life and I need to push myself harder. And if at the end of the day I don't have it, then I don't have it, but at least I'm going to put myself out there. If I fail, I'm going to fail terrifically."


"What is important is to have values in life. What's important is how you are, not how you look."
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