152 Quotes by Jerry Hall

My mother taught us the man was the head of the family, but the woman was the neck, and you could turn him any way you like.

I really am glad that the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has had the courage to stand up and say that children should not be hit under any circumstances. I am a committed supporter of this campaigning charity for children.

When I was 17, I was at La Coupole brasserie, and Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir asked me to join them at their table. They were fascinated that I'd watched their programme on existentialism back home and wanted to understand nothingness and being.

Fashion is fun, but it's not that important, really, is it? It's important to have other intellectual and creative interests.

So few people read poetry. That's sad, isn't it?

My hair can get quite dry, so I condition it in olive oil once a week.

All this size 0! A bit ridiculous. There's something creepy about fashion shows. The models look like they're going to be tortured. They do this strange pony walk; their heels are so high, they can hardly walk. Creepy!

Of course, it's no fun getting old and getting sick and dying; we all know that's coming, and it's a bore.

There's a kind of telepathy that goes on with the photographer and model.