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

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

" The average Londoner knows just one neighbour. I travel a lot, and I'm always surprised by the strong sense of community in some countries. We've lost something fundamentally human, and we don't even realise it. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money. "

" It was a scandal when I did French 'Playboy' in 2008, though I was never actually nude in it. I think it's really funny that I'll have a cover of 'Playboy' to show my grandkids. "

" I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. "

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

" The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They represent escapism, but they all feature themes that have such poignancy in a modern world. "

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

" I part-own a bookshop for some strange coincidence of reasons, and it is one of the best things I part-own in my life, or own in my life. I do not know, it just feels great. "

" As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Acting is something I've done since I was six years old, performing for my mum and my family in the living room, and I do it because my heart's in it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" When I was younger, I definitely did face anti-ginger prejudice. As a child, all teasing hurts, whether it's because you're fat or a different race or have red hair. I had enough comments from a couple of people to make it a sore point. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Don't overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I've always remembered it. "

" 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'll always try to follow my heart into things I love, and modelling is not something I'm dreaming of pursuing forever. "