21 Quotes by China Machado

Age is not a taboo in the fashion industry. One should learn what to wear to look good at any age.

I'm practical. I see something, and I do it.

I make myself lie down every afternoon; otherwise I'll be too exhausted by the night-time. If I can't nap, I'll watch a little bit of TV and just relax for two or three hours.

I would never become a big, big model in the commercial sense because I was such a type; you couldn't use me in everything.

I do not really shop. Most of my clothes I make. I dress simply.

A model needs to know how to project herself into the camera.

I have always done things that made me happy. I work with people I like, and I do the job I like. I only see people who I like to be with. I have led a wonderful life.

When Dick Avedon died, I was so upset that I just started painting.

When you look at the runway now, the girls are 15 and 16 years old with no knowledge of clothes, no idea how to project themselves. I was trained how to show off the dress, how to move to make the clothes look better.