Quotes by Models

I don't live for stuff and things, and if I had to live in a cardboard box, I would put curtains on it. Carmen Dell'Orefice

Live Would Had Put Stuff Box Curtains Cardboard Cardboard Box Things

I was the one who kept telling my second husband he should become a cinematographer. I paid for him to get his director's card, and he went on to make 'Godspell.' Carmen Dell'Orefice

Director Husband Become Cinematographer Telling He Make Him His Get Should Paid Who Card Second Kept

Even with a computer, I can't get rid of all the papers in my life. Carmen Dell'Orefice

Life My Life Papers Computer Get Rid Even

We were so poor that my mother would often leave me in a foster home until she could raise enough money to rent rooms for us. Carmen Dell'Orefice

Home Me Money Mother Enough Enough Money Would Could Until She Rent Leave Were Often Poor Rooms Us Foster Raise

I've grown up in the lap of the world. Carmen Dell'Orefice

World Up Lap Grown Grown-Up

I understood that synergistic dance between photographer and object - 'muse,' if you will, 'model,' whatever you call us. It's that silent language of communication, like being psychic with each other. Carmen Dell'Orefice

We're all works of art in progress. Carmen Dell'Orefice

Art Progress Works

A lot of people around me were really staggeringly rich, which I never have been. I walked in between the raindrops of real money, but I've stayed happy. Carmen Dell'Orefice

Me Happy People Money Rich Stayed Never Between Around Real Were Been Lot Real Money Walked In-Between Which Really

I hope one day when I say I'm from Estonia, people don't say: 'What? Where's that?' Carmen Kass

Hope Day People Say One Day Estonia

I was diagnosed with hypoglycemia, an abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood. Eventually I learned to eat five small meals a day. Now if I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time out to eat some crackers. Carol Alt

Because I was the first super-elite, the press caught on and started calling me a supermodel. So in that sense, I guess I'm the first. But, in my opinion, there were girls that could have been called supermodels before that, if the term was in existence. Carol Alt

Me Girl First Before Sense Guess Press Supermodel Could Term Calling Because Opinion Caught Were Been Existence In My Opinion Started

It's not about failure; it's about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal. Carol Alt

Failure About Something Risking Attaining Goal Trying Your Chance

Elle MacPherson is absolutely amazing; she is just so beautiful. Carol Alt

Beautiful Amazing Absolutely She Just

Sometimes I get so wrought up being brushed, poked and pinned all day. Carol Alt

Day Sometimes All Day Poked Wrought Pinned Up Get Being

I am thrilled to be able to bring my vision of beauty to others who may be inspired by it. Carol Alt

Vision Beauty Others Able Thrilled Inspired Am May Who Bring

There was a point in time when I was in dire need of changing the way the model agency was working. Carol Alt

Time Changing Way Dire Point Model Agency Working Need

Society says that men need to be bigger and stronger, and they must protect their women and so on. Carol Alt

Women Men Stronger Society Says Must Protect Bigger Need

I didn't think there was life after modelling, believe me. It's a hit to the ego when you are not the diva on the set any more. But I think what keeps me going are challenges. I love when people tell me I can't do something. Carol Alt

I run like an electric golf cart. Now I look at eating as a way to feed my body and keep me younger. It's not about starving your body, but treating your body like a Ferrari. You don't put in the crappiest gas you can find. You use supreme. In the long term, you'll run clean. Carol Alt

Me You Long Starving Way Run Cart Find Eating About Clean Put Feed Long-Term Term Like Look Supreme Ferrari Golf Golf Cart Younger Body Use Your Your Body Electric Keep Now Gas Treating

My mom cooked pot roast with noodles and frozen vegetables. Or she'd make spaghetti or hot dogs, or heat up TV dinners. Before I started modeling at age 19, I was 5'8" and weighed 165 pounds. Carol Alt

I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving. Carol Alt

Thanksgiving Wine Drank Except Never Couple

I think that what scares me more than getting fat during pregnancy is the responsibility of a child. Carol Alt

Me Responsibility Think Scares More Than Child Getting Pregnancy Fat

I went along doing the one-salad-a-night routine for a year. And I remember feeling so tired and depressed and irritable. I had no personal life. I was always flying someplace - weekends, holidays, vacations. Dinners at night were no fun because I couldn't eat. Carol Alt

Life Tired Remember Feeling Year Personal Life Flying Dinners Eat No Fun Someplace Weekends Had Along Because Always Doing Were Personal Holidays Depressed Fun Routine Vacations Night