Paulina Porizkova Quotes

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Paulina Porizkova

Profession : Model

Birth : April 9, 1965

I always hear, 'Oh, she's really beautiful.' I'd die to hear, 'Oh, she's really smart.' I'm not as dumb as I look.

Paulina Porizkova

Reading is, hands-down, my favorite activity.

Paulina Porizkova

Words are my life.

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I'm not a quitter.

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I'm against all of us looking homogenous, where there's only one kind of a template of a person.

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I think I had my first anxiety attack at the age of 10. Then it sort of varied between being so bad that I barely dared to go out to periods where it almost vanished. It's sort of like an ebb and flow thing.

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I remember when I first started modeling, and I would read interviews with people. Then I would see them, and they would always say something entirely different to a crowd of people than they would say privately. I always found that really offensive.

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After I finished working for Estee Lauder, I stopped being a professional model. I decided to never again advertise something that I don't actually use. I only sign up for things that I truly believe in.

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I'm definitely a narcissist, and TV is fabulous for narcissists.

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I wash my hair once a week. If it gets stinky in between, I just dry-shampoo it.

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If you have really pretty skin, then you can pretty much stick on mascara and a lip cream and look great.

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Modeling sucks.

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I'm doing modeling to stay alive. I don't enjoy my work. I don't find it creative. You don't need brains, and there are no heavy qualifications. All it takes is not to be shy and to dare to make a fool of yourself. But I shouldn't complain, because I am privileged enough to be overpaid.

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I discovered when I was young that I was not like everyone else, and that was great, because it's the people who are different who bring about change and new things.

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I'm a trash can. I eat whatever makes me happy.

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