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" There is a degree of role-playing in modeling, for sure, and you're also in a high-profile job - there are lots of similarities for sure. But when I'm acting, I've got to try and be present, and I've got to be emotionally committed to a character, both physically and intellectually. "

" It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world. "

" I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life. "

" The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. "

" I love beautiful things; I like having nice clothes, and I can appreciate why other people do - but I've also started to learn more about the impact of what we buy: how things are made, how much you buy and the quality of everything. "

" Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear. "

" I've always gone after fears and tried to stifle them by doing them. It is daunting, but it's more rewarding. "

" I think a lot of the most interesting work in art and in films are often kind of polarized opinions and affect people in very different ways, which may be less successful commercially, but they elicit a dialogue that's quite interesting. "

" It's hard to appreciate the importance of the rainforest because it seems so far away, but it's vital to the survival of the planet as we know it. "

" I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course. "

" I guess I try and learn all the time from every experience in life, so my thinking is a hybrid of everything. I'd have to attribute some of that to my work in the fashion industry - in some obscure way. "

" I think models have a lot less power than they did in the '80s, when there were, like, only 10 supermodels who could dictate the rules, whereas now there's so many, and that changes the power dynamic and makes it a more insecure business. "

" There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there. "

" With acting, if I'm any good at it, my modeling career would never be a hindrance but would rather be a help. And if I'm not, then it doesn't really matter. "

" The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it's paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid. "

" Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them. "

" I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a 'fairy tale,' but I really loved 'Mulan,' the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon. "

" Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I've often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour. "

" I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school. "

" I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life. "

" I was of the type who gets bullied rather than the one who does the bullying, which I'm glad about. I'd rather be that than a bully. "

" People do make assumptions about models. That's their issue, not mine. It doesn't bother me because I'm comfortable enough in my own skin - I know who I am. "

" If I'm anywhere close to where I can hike or swim, that's my favourite thing to do. "

" I have to admit I've always had quite a complex relationship with modeling and with the idea of advertising: not always knowing what I'm advertising and selling. "

" I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do. "

" I've always cared about issues, always thought through problems. I don't know how much that comes from my personality or my mum. "

" I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university. "

" I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine. "

" I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me. "

" America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English. "