Taking a well-deserved break from work, as I'm almost done with the document I've been working on for the past month, I found this online. Behold, the tao of supermodeling.
(And yes, these are real quotes)
ON SELF-KNOWLEDGE
“Everywhere I went, my cleavage followed. But I learned I am not my cleavage.”
–Carole Mallory
ON POVERTY
“Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery.”
–Beverly Johnson
ON FATE
“I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that.”
–Christie Brinkley
ON COURAGE
“They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind.”
–Cindy Crawford
ON CAREER CHOICES
“My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian.”
— Paulina Porizkova
ON PRIORITIES
“I would rather exercise than read a newspaper.”
–Kim Alexis
ON INNER STRENGTH
“I love the confidence that makeup gives me.”
–Tyra Banks
ON TRAVEL
“I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.”
–Tyra Banks
ON BREAKTHROUGHS
“Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling.”
–Gabrielle Reece
ON EPIPHANY
“I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.”
–Christie Brinkley
ON HEREDITY
“My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'”
–Beverly Johnson
ON THE BASICS
“It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout.”
–Cheryl Tiegs
ON INTRODUCTIONS
“I think most people are curious about what it would be like to be able to meet yourself — it's eerie.”
–Christy Turlington
ON PARADOX
“Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone.”
–Tatjana Patitz
ON THE CONSERVATION OF MATTER
“I've looked in the mirror every day for 20 years. It's the same face.”
–Claudia Schiffer
ON THE CASTE SYSTEM
“We're not Prince Charles and Princess Di. We don't think of ourselves as royalty. We happen to be working people.”
–Christie Brinkley
ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS
“I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scabs up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them.”
–Cindy Crawford
ON ECONOMICS
“I don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day.”
–Linda Evangelista
ON LOGIC
“I think, If my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then it shouldn't be too big for me.”
–Christy Turlington
ON BODY PARTS
“I don't know what to do with my arms. It just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous.”
–Tyra Banks
ON BODY LANGUAGE
“You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've gained weight.”
–Christy Turlington
ON VERSATILITY
“I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak.”
–Linda Evangelista
ON THE GRIEF PROCESS
“When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss.”
–Veronica Webb
ON VENGEANCE
“Girls are always getting mad at each other and they tell their hairdresser to purposely mess up another girl's hair.”
–Tasha
ON BATTING .667
“I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress.”
–Cameron Diaz