Agyness Deyn Quotes

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Agyness Deyn

Profession : Model

Birth : February 16, 1983

My mum used to always dress me and my sister in matching Laura Ashley dresses. And I'd be like, 'Mum, I just wanna wear my Doc Martens!'

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Not just in modeling, but in society, there's so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it's just so unobtainable. You can never become that thing, because it's such a projection.

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I don't really see myself as a big supermodel.

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I've never had formal drama-school training; I've just picked things up as I've gone along.

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I've always been really private about my personal life. I don't talk about it.

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Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do.

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I'd like a relationship that was like two tree trunks side by side, strong but independent.

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Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it's the feel that matters.

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I'm not the new anything; I'm just Agyness.

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When I first started modelling, as I was walking down the catwalk I just thought, 'Please don't fall over, please don't fall over, please don't fall over!'

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When you're young, you say it how it is, and even your views are, like, 'This is totally the truth', 'cos you don't know any difference, so there's a real confidence in your way of thinking.

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Fashion isn't me, even though I work in it. It's just materialistic stuff.

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I never knew modelling was what I wanted to do. I was just meandering through life having fun, having a laugh with my friends.

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A lot of stuff written about me is rubbish. I don't know where they get it from, sometimes.

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I don't really go to fashion parties; they're not my scene.

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For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way - or seen to be a strong person, do you know what I mean? But in acting you have to get in touch with all the vulnerability that you carry.

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I don't have that many friends.

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I don't expect that because I was successful in one field that I will then get a ride of passage into another.

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I don't think a name defines the core of who you are.

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It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at what they do. That's how I feel about Meryl Streep. You watch her, and you can't help but notice all of that about her. She's so influential.

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