Linda Evangelista Quotes
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Why would I be embarrassed about being Canadian? I'm very proud. We're just the nicest people. Everyone likes us.
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It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher.
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I love everything about fashion. I even love the fittings and watching it evolve from a pattern to a muslin to the final product.
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I eat super healthy and I'm super fit. I dabble in every type of fitness. I have a trainer and I go to the gym. I do yoga as well.
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I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete.
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Within two months I made the grand slam: covers of 'American Vogue', 'Italian Vogue', 'British Vogue', and 'French Vogue'.
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Cooking is one of my favourite things - from going to the market, bringing the stuff home and preparing it, to cleaning the kitchen afterwards. I've lost my figure a few times. There have been moments when I've overeaten, for comfort. But with discipline and hard work, you can get your figure back.
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Being a rock star was out of the question. I can't sing.
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Hair is the greatest thing to experiment with because it's not permanent. If I didn't like my colour, I'd just change it.
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When I work, it can be a 16-hour day.
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I don't think age is an ugly process. I think age is a beautiful thing. I love wrinkles. I don't like falling down. If I just wrinkle, I may not touch. If I fall down, I'll lift up.
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I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops.
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I love, love, love fashion so much. That's why I became a model in the first place.
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One of the reasons I wanted to come back is I got sick of seeing really ugly pictures of myself in the tabloids. I got to the point where I'd look in the mirror and say: "Where'd she go? Because she's still in there." I knew she was still in there (she laughs) and it didn't take much to get her out.
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I don't diet. I just don't eat as much as I'd like to.
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I'm part of a team that raises millions of dollars and raises awareness of HIV and AIDS all over the world.
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As long as designers want to dress me, photographers want to take my picture and companies think my face will help their products, then I won't go anywhere until they're done with me.
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I know that sometimes the chemistry just isn't there between the model, photographer, hair and make-up. It's nobody's fault and you just have to do better next time.
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God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I'm very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it.
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People think modeling's mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to have a lot of input. I know how to wear a dress, whether it should be shot with me standing up or sitting.
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I never, ever used my son for publicity. He'll have his say one day if he wants it. He'll have the last word. He has time to defend himself.
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I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would have rather been watching.
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If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time.
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I got so sick of my face and the flaws.
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Sure, I like my short hair. It also quadrupled my rate. I did get sick of seeing it on everybody, though - every stewardess, every salesclerk, and in every restaurant.
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I accept that keeping in shape doesn't come naturally, so I work hard. I hit the gym every day: Pilates, yoga, weights. I used to love wine but I've stopped drinking. I quit smoking and I'll never start again.
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I have this great fear of people - not when I'm on the runway, but backstage. In a room full of people, I really suffer. I sort of go into a tunnel and I feel very removed. I get so tense, I can't swallow, and my heartbeat goes way up. It still happens now, although I'm better at controlling it.
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In photos, I don't know who the real me is - it's all pretend, just pretend. There's not much of myself in my work. If I'm looking in the mirror and I'm working, I'm looking at my make-up and my hair. It's not the same as looking at myself.
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I can do anything you want me to do so long as I dont have to speak
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Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones.
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