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" Hollywood is a boys' club, and that's something I thought was a stereotype - and it's not. That really shocked me. Still shocks me. Everyone's helping their buddies out and pressing their buddies and playing tennis with their buddies and making movies with their buddies, and that grosses me out. "

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" People have told me to change it over the years, but my dad is always saying, 'Never change your name!' My middle name is O'Hara, so it's a pretty epic name. Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski. "

Emily Ratajkowski

Name

Change

" For me personally, I cannot spend a certain amount of money on anything but shoes, a coat, a purse, and that's it. I could never spend more than $1K on a sweater. I'm only going to wear it twice. But you go online, and you see incredibly expensive sweaters selling out constantly. "

" I'm really sick of the 'one percent' that is taking all the money from this country, draining the middle class, making it nonexistent. "

" I always say, 'Do you have a body? Then you're swimsuit ready.' That's all you need to worry about. "

" I feel like it's always about how this girl stays thin, or what one girl is doing to another, and it shouldn't be that way. "

" It's a weird thing. Rick Springfield wrote 'Jessie's Girl,' and he probably gets sick of talking about 'Jessie's Girl.' The thing is, I didn't write 'Blurred Lines.' I didn't direct the music video. I'm really happy for the success, but it is kind of a funny thing to follow me around. "

Emily Ratajkowski

Girl

Funny

" I remember the first time I pulled out of my driveway in my grandparents' Nissan Ultimate or Centra. I just remember getting in a car that smells like my grandparents, with both my parents standing on the lawn, so petrified. That was my car up until I was 18. "

" For me, I want a president who is more than a symbol, someone who has ideas that I align with. "

Emily Ratajkowski

Someone

Ideas

" Female empowerment is always something that I've felt. It's not about just being a model; it's about women in general. "

" It's absurd to think that desire for attention doesn't drive both women and men. Why are women scrutinized for it more, then? "

" There's nothing wrong with being comfortable in your own skin. If anything, it can be really beautiful. "

" Every woman, whether or not they're comfortable with the term 'feminist,' probably wants to be equal to men, and that is fundamentally what feminism is about. "

" I like to be asked about the projects I'm working on. I like to be asked about the books I'm reading, the things I'm interested in, what's exciting me right now, or even politics. Sometimes that's fun. "

Emily Ratajkowski

Fun

Politics

" I want to establish myself as someone who can act and doesn't have to rely on my figure or modelling background. "

" We're able to choose our candidate not based on gender or sex or anything else other than their ideas. "

" I really like to have a moment alone at the house, either in the morning or when I come home from work, when I can just zone out at my computer, relax, stare out the window, get into a 'Game of Thrones' episode, go up on my roof, whatever, then go out to dinner. "

" I think that the stigmas against model-actresses - and even just, like, entertainer, celebrity chef, and musician - those kinds of walls have been broken down, and you can do multiple things. So while I can, I don't see why I would stop. "

" When I was a little girl, I loved theater a lot and I was always playing and making my own worlds. "

" I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist - she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model. "

" I want to know who is spending $1,000 on a sweater! That makes no sense! "

" I actually don't wear fragrance. I always feel like I smell cheap. I guess I just haven't found one that's not overpowering or too sweet. Even when I try one of the super masculine scents, I just think, 'I don't want to smell like a man.' Besides, I like my own scent. "

" The attention from the fashion world is something that I didn't expect. I've shot with Bruce Weber and met Karl Lagerfeld. Having that kind of attention is really exciting. "

" When people are like, 'College! Oh my God! Ultimate freedom!' I didn't feel that way. My roommates were loving hitting the town, but I wasn't as psyched about going to the frats. "

" I genuinely hit puberty before everyone. "

" I have the same skin-care routine morning and night, although I'm not one of those people who always uses the same products. My skin changes with the weather. "

" If you're a sexy actress, it's hard to get serious roles. You get offered the same thing they've seen you in. People are like sheep, and they're like, 'Oh, that's what she does well.' "

" I enjoy modeling. I feel that acting is more fulfilling for me, and you definitely have a lot more to contribute as an actress than you do as a model, but that being said, when I shoot with a really incredible photographer, it's exciting and inspiring. "

" For me it's always about trying to consistently maintain a fit and body-conscious eating schedule so three days before I'm not like, 'Oh my God - I have a bathing suit shoot I have to do.' "

" The female body is a beautiful thing, and it should be embraced and celebrated. "

" My friends are not in the industry - they're young artists or knitwear designers or whatever. "