I lived in London for eight years and I like to say that I am two parts American and one part British because I lived there for a third of my life

I'm really not that weird. I'm a combination of a lot of different things. Maybe it's just easier to make me look weird than another model who is specifically Caucasian.

I always thought models had to fit a certain mould. I never thought I had what it takes. I'm too small and my look's pretty weird.

I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion.

I had professional stunt racers teaching me how to drive

I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I'm pleased to be part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.

I have lots of brothers and sisters, two of whom are younger than myself, so I rely on my phone, text messaging or e-mailing to stay in the loop and communicate when I'm away for big chunks of time.

I'm pretty athletic, but I'm not very strong.

It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.

The art of betrayal has not taught me to be bitter, but to not so easily misplace trust.

The breaks you take from work pay you back manifold when you return because you come back with a fresher mind and newer thinking. Some of your best ideas come when you're on vacation.

My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat

Encourage 'random' picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted

Pity is like lust ... both like to masquerade as love and it's powerfully hard to know the difference when you're in the throes of it.

You have to be insane to direct.

Without patience, we will learn less in life. We will see less. We will feel less. We will hear less. Ironically, rush and more usually mean less.

How myopic it is to view His ministry as all crucifixion and no resurrection!

There is nothing wrong with having competitive instincts. They are survival instincts.

I constantly signal to the Iraqi leaders that our patience, or the patience of the American people, is running out.