87 Quotes About Modeling

I try about four or five looks during a shoot. A look can be defined by changes to hair, makeup, jewelry, props, furniture, background, partial clothing, fabric accents, accessories, lighting, etc.

Standing in the spotlight, surrounded by all my selves, each of them naked and vulnerable before your lens, I want to be split open and reminded of shame. I know that sounds selfish, but I’m allowed to be selfish ’cause we’re talking about photography. Do you honestly believe I don’t see it for what it actually is: Exploitative? Exploitation is the nature of the beast, whatever the hell that means.

When working with data, I discover what I really want to say.

I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model.

If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.

The mantle of glamour has been taken from the women and given to the men. The women toil in their shadows, plain and ordinary-looking. So that transition has left a void. It is a void for drop-dead, impossible, over-the-top glamour. Supermodels fill that void. The only thing they have to do is work the runway, sweetie, and refuse to get out of bed for less than ten thousand dollars.

To think I exist in this world that was created by so many hands. It makes my heart feel hot. I've never experienced such a comfortable tension.

To be successful in this field, you need to become a problem solver with goodobservation skills and a desire to create things. You never stop learning inthis field. You face new challenges with every new project, many of whichrequire innovative solutions that you must discover on your own.

Philosophy is to a thinker … what push-ups are to a model.