Elle Macpherson Quotes

If your wearing lingerie that makes you feel glamorous, you're halfway thereto turning heads.

It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.

I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others.

Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

You have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything.

I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall.

I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself.

Underwear is such an emotional thing.

I like colourful knickers, but most importantly a great pair of knickers should be taken off with more joy than they were put on.

The birth of my sons. The birth of new emotions...what a privilege. What a blessing.

I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu.

Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody.

I don't believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them.

A celebrity name is never enough for an intelligent mass market... truly successful businesses are born of passion and heartfelt interest.

You check to see the facts are correct where business is concerned but if I read everything that was written about me, I'd end up feeling totally insecure about myself.

For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.

I try to meditate every morning. It relaxes me, clears my mind, and sets my day off on the right foot before things get too manic.

I've had two children and no surgery. My body is the result of good genes and a healthy attitude.

For me, just being on the cover of a magazine wasn't enough. I began to think, what value is there in doing something in which you have no creative input?

I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role.

People in the fashion industry have used the press a lot more than people in the film industry, because you have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything.

I don't look at myself in the mirror. I'll flash past a mirror in the morning to check how I'm dressed, that's it.

G-strings are uncomfortable. Girls want real knickers now.

But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.

I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors.

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other.

Anyway, I believe you don't fix the inside by putting something on the outside.

I think that natural beauty is very charismatic... I just believe in enhancing who we are rather than trying to manipulate or change it too much.

I don't like everybody knowing what I'm doing, unless it's related to a movie. I don't like speaking to the press. I never did.

A few pounds show a lot on my body. But it's okay. I believe women look good with a bit of softness to them.

It was like a big family, since so many of us brought our kids. We all went surfing. It was so relaxed and easy.

I like to make movies I like to watch.

Everything I do is about women honouring themselves, treating themselves and taking care of themselves.

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working.

The image is where you have dinner at night, who you're seeing. It's what car you drive and how you dress. People in the industry sell that, and it creates a dream. There's nothing else.

It's always been very clear to me that I was going to be a mother and that my purpose in life was to give life.

For 15 years, I've been playing the same character - which is myself - and I'm bored with 'myself'.