25 Quotes by Eileen Ford

Grace Kelly was a very commercial model; she had no interest in being a fashion model. None at all.

I live in a wonderful world of make-believe. A world of Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. A world of Winnie the Pooh and Edward Bear. Things like that. Wonderful things. Funny things.

I interview about three thousand models yearly, and I must see almost 20 tons of excess avoirdupois annually.

American women mean a great deal to me. They're such lost souls, particularly the women of my generation. And women need so much help. They never have anyone to turn to. I help them understand how they can look better, how to do this, do that, get a job. And they're very trusting. Like little lost kids.

I'm afraid to go to sleep; I don't like to lose control of myself. I don't like chauffeurs, either. I like to be in charge of my own destiny.

I really prefer light-eyed models, They photograph more easily. Of course, I come from a light-eyed background, so maybe that influenced my taste.

Most of our models have just walked in off the streets, although I also find them on countless trips to Europe - particularly Scandinavia. I operate by instinct. It's a process I cannot explain, but the prettiest girl on the block is not always the best model.

I had a nice, pert nose but a plain round face and a mop of curly brown hair. That was not the photograph of a successful model.

I got everything I wanted from my parents: Brooks Brothers sweaters and Spalding saddle shoes.