I just had to learn to look at it as a job, as opposed to identifying myself as a model and thinking of myself as a part of this industry.

Modeling's terrifying to a lot of people. Standing in front of a camera is terrifying. I like a challenge.

And of course there is nothing better than wearing the same T-shirt for days and not brushing my hair for weeks.

I hope somewhere along the way, I've inspired someone to do something. ... And I hope they say that I was nice and polite.

Of course, there are days when you're not feeling your best and you still have to stand up there and it can be difficult. But those days pass and you move on.

I've gone through a lot of different phases on what I do and why I do it - morally and ethically. I've tortured myself about it, especially in dealing with success and money.

The thought of attention made me want to hide in a closet. I wasn't a kid who liked attention. I liked solitude and I still kind of do.

If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it as best I can. I'm going to give it everything.

The fact that my parents got over to Canada is kind of amazing in and of itself. Had they not immigrated when I was a child, I probably would have never been doing what I'm doing. So, thanks, Canada!

I grew up in a sailing family. My dad lived for sailing, and when we moved to Canada when I was a child, he really wanted us to learn.

Sometimes I am still surprised that I'm a model and that people think I'm good-looking.

Every time I tried kissing happiness, it came very close to me and then pushed me away.

My name's Sean, Jem. I'm Sean.

It always gave me a peculiar feeling to catch a glimpse of my parents' lives before I was born.

No one's life made sense on paper. You cannot condense a person into facts.

He wanted pure compliments, just as he wanted unconditional love.

It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans.

If your family - just because they're blood doesn't mean that they necessarily give you the best advice.

The key to most difficulties does not lie in the dilemmas themselves, but in our relationship to them.

Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions.

Anyone who has not known that inestimable privilege can possibly realize what good fortune it is to grow up in a home where there are grandparents.