MODELS ARE FROM ALPHA CENTAURI



ON COURAGE: "They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought, Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind." – Cindy Crawford

ON SELF-KNOWLEDGE: "Everywhere I went, my cleavage followed. But I learned I am not my cleavage." – Carole Mallory

ON POVERTY: "Everyone should have enough money to get plastic surgery." Beverly Johnson

ON FATE: "I wish my butt did not go sideways, but I guess I have to face that." – Christie Brinkley

ON PSYCHOLOGY: "I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth." – Tatjana Patitz

ON ARRIVING: "Because modeling is lucrative, I'm able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take." – Kathy Ireland, star of 'Alien From L.A.' and 'Danger Island'

ON CAREER CHOICES: "My boyfriend thinks I lost my true calling to be a librarian." – Paulina Porizkova

ON PRIORITIES: "I would rather exercise than read a newspaper." – Kim Alexis

ON GEOPOLITICS: "Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views,on nuclear disarmament." – Jerry Hall

ON INNER STRENGTH: "I love the confidence that makeup gives me." – Tyra Banks

ON DEATH: "Richard doesn't really like me to kill bugs, but sometimes I can't help it." – Cindy Crawford

ON TRAVEL: "I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care." – Tyra Banks

ON BREAKTHROUGHS: "Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to excel in volleyball and modeling." – Gabrielle Reece

ON EPIPHANY: "I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought." – Christie Brinkley

ON HEREDITY: "My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him, 'What if she's ugly? You're ugly." – Beverly Johnson

ON THE BASICS: "It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout." – Cheryl Tiegs

ON INTRODUCTIONS: "I think most people are curious about what it would be like to be able to meet yourself – it's eerie." – Christy Turlington

ON COURTSHIP: "The soundtrack to 'Indecent Exposure' is a romantic mix of music that I know most women love to hear, so I never keep it far from me when women are nearby." – Fabio

ON PARADOX: "Sometimes I get lonely, but it's nice to be alone . . ." – Tatjana Patitz

ON THE CONSERVATION OF MATTER: "I've looked in the mirror every day for 20 years. It's the same face." – Claudia Schiffer

ON TRAGEDY: "The worst was when my skirt fell down to my ankles – but I had on thick tights underneath." – Naomi Campbell

ON INSTINCT: "If I'm making a movie and get hungry, I call time-out and eat some crackers." – Carol Alt

ON THE CASTE SYSTEM: "We're not Prince Charles and Princess Di. We don't think of ourselves as royalty. We happen to be working people." – Christie Brinkley

ON OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS: "I tried on 250 bathing suits in one afternoon and ended up having little scabs up and down my thighs, probably from some of those with sequins all over them." – Cindy Crawford

ON ECONOMICS: "I don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." – Linda Evangelista

ON ZEN: "When I model I pretty blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work." – Paulina Porizkova

ON LOGIC: "I think, If my butt's not too big for them to be photographing it, then it shouldn't be too big for me." – Christy Turlington

ON BODY PARTS: "I don't know what to do with my arms. It just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous." – Tyra Banks

ON BODY LANGUAGE: "You can usually tell when I'm happy by the fact that I've gained weight." – Christy Turlington

ON DEPRIVATION: "If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time." – Linda Evangelista

ON MOTIVATION: "It was kind of boring for me to have to eat. I would know that I had to, and I would." – Kate Moss

ON VERSATILITY: "I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak." – Linda Evangelista

ON THE GRIEF PROCESS: "When my Azzedine jacket from 1987 died, I wrapped it up in a box, attached a note saying where it came from and took it to the Salvation Army. It was a big loss." – Veronica Webb

ON VENGEANCE: "Girls are always getting mad at each other and they tell their hairdresser to purposely mess up another girl's hair." – Tasha

ON BATTING .667: "I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress." – Cameron Diaz