Heidi Klum Quotes & Sayings

I'm bad at baking. I'm bad at letting go of things. I'm probably bad at reading. — Heidi Klum

As a model you need to be able to do the craziest things. — Heidi Klum

I was being rejected all the time. Agents would say, 'I don't think you're the type they're looking for.' I was always like, 'You think? I don't want you to think. I want them to think that.' This business is all about someone's opinion, but not the agent or the manager's. How do they know? They're not that person. — Heidi Klum

I'm going to be 80, walking with a stick down the runway. — Heidi Klum

I don't think I could not have been with an artist of some kind, someone creative. — Heidi Klum

It's important to keep a balanced diet, but I'm not a fan of deprivation. If I want a cheeseburger, I am not only going to eat that cheeseburger, but I'm going to enjoy that cheeseburger. — Heidi Klum

Being a Victoria's Secret model, which was always my dream. — Heidi Klum

I believe I have a healthy common sense and therefore have no need for religion. — Heidi Klum

I'm a lioness. I have four cubs. I'm a mom. I want to take care of my kids and protect them. — Heidi Klum

If you love what you do, then you always find the time. — Heidi Klum

I have the most romantic husband. I do. — Heidi Klum

I am generally a very happy and easygoing person. I also believe it's always better to meet people with a smile rather than looking cold, especially when you first meet. It changes everything. — Heidi Klum

When I started to run, I would run a mile and then walk a mile and kept building up as time went on. If you are running on the street, go one mailbox or one house further each day. It also helps to build up your endurance! — Heidi Klum

I don't have my name on anything that I don't really do. — Heidi Klum

But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance. — Heidi Klum

Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb! — Heidi Klum

I'd say I'm a good cook. I have a lot of German recipes that I can make - schnitzel, meatballs and things with cabbage. I love cabbage. — Heidi Klum

Modeling is a great job to be in. You travel the world. You stay in one of the most fantastic places in the world. It is not always as glamorous as it looks, it's a lot of hard work, too, but it's a lot of fun at the same time. — Heidi Klum

My boys wear red pants or crazy color tops. My kids are more fashion forward in their own dressing. — Heidi Klum

Every couple goes through things. — Heidi Klum

Because of my job, I learned to be confident a little earlier than most. People pick you apart when you're in the public eye - you're wearing the wrong shoes or you have ugly nail polish on or they're wondering if you got your boobs done - so you have to be a strong person right away. — Heidi Klum

I think if you put a smile on people's faces, they give that back to you. — Heidi Klum

Sometimes random things that you wouldn't think mean anything mean so much to them. With kids, you can say, 'Let's go pick some flowers' or 'There's a snail. Let's investigate that.' — Heidi Klum

So to get back to being intimidated, yes, you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Naomi Campbell, who is the best runway model in the world. — Heidi Klum

What are you going to do if you have all the money in the world and all the things that you wanted to achieve in your business and you have no one to share it with? You come home alone at the end of the day. And then what? — Heidi Klum

I sing a lot, even with my voice. — Heidi Klum

All German women are beautiful. — Heidi Klum

I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. — Heidi Klum

Just because people say no to you, doesn't mean you should say no to yourself. — Heidi Klum

I'm not someone who plays hard to get. This whole thing about 'Oh, let's exchange numbers' and then people wait four or five days before they call you? I don't see the point. If you feel something, why would you let that pass? You only live once. — Heidi Klum

I was a good kid. My parents laid rules out for me, and I followed them. — Heidi Klum

People say, 'Oh, God, how devastating to go through a divorce.' Did I wish for this to happen to my family? No. But everyone is healthy; we're moving on with our lives. — Heidi Klum

You never know why something works or doesn't. — Heidi Klum

I like doing small parts, because I don't feel I'm that practised in acting. It's like making baby steps towards a bigger goal. — Heidi Klum

I danced for 15 years of my life. Which was my love and my passion. — Heidi Klum

I'm not white-picket-fence perfect. — Heidi Klum

A little acting debut in Spin City, with Michael J. Fox, which opened up a whole new door for me. — Heidi Klum

Success is to be Happy in Life. — Heidi Klum

I always try to make my things happen. — Heidi Klum

But I think the most important thing is to find the love of your life and have fun in love. And enjoy and appreciate what comes to you. — Heidi Klum

My career never suffered from my not being skinny. I never did catwalk work because I was always too big. I couldn't get the clothes over my hips. — Heidi Klum

Children are very addicting. Once they start growing up, you miss when they were little. — Heidi Klum

I'm not someone who plays hard to get. — Heidi Klum

My philosophy is that, in life, you have to want something. If you just say "la-la-la" and go through life without a goal, nothing will happen. — Heidi Klum

I love painting. — Heidi Klum

I have always been too round to do fashion shows. — Heidi Klum

The trick is that you have to stay naked. You must be naked. — Heidi Klum

For the longest time, you just sound like a broken record, but you have to be consistent when teaching kids. — Heidi Klum

I grew up in a big family with a lot of kids around, and I definitely want to have children as well. — Heidi Klum

It's important to teach your kids the value of being active by setting a good example. — Heidi Klum

My best advice is to work out with a buddy. They keep you motivated and get you out of bed. — Heidi Klum

But I also want to have a family with children one day, which is very important to me. — Heidi Klum

In terms of being naked, I'm not very prudish. — Heidi Klum

Everyone has a view of what's pretty and what's not pretty, and [plastic surgery] just doesn't look pretty to me. — Heidi Klum

I just like to hear that guys have the same problems that we do. — Heidi Klum

I used to do my own taxes. You know how you buy that gigantic sheet at Staples, add up the restaurants, clothes, and taxis and glue your receipts into the book month by month? The more money I made, the more complicated things got. — Heidi Klum

For me, life is about enjoying yourself because you only live once. We should try to make the most of things and follow our dreams. — Heidi Klum

I come from a place where we're not that shy about our bodies. — Heidi Klum

I always think, look at how people were before they were pregnant. If you were a toned, healthy, energetic person, most likely you will be like that again. — Heidi Klum

Wear something you feel gorgeous in and don't try too hard; it's much sexier when it appears effortless. Clothes that don't fit, or don't fit the wearer's personality, don't help. — Heidi Klum

With a family of six, there is always something to make, create and do together. — Heidi Klum

I don't know why I got so lucky. I have to pinch myself often and say, 'Is this just a dream?' — Heidi Klum

I don't have the hard everyday life that so many working mothers face. — Heidi Klum

I have a whole army of pajamas. — Heidi Klum

Apart from sharing my tips on toys or snacks, I'm open to hearing new ideas from other moms. I want to learn, too. — Heidi Klum

I certainly like working in Germany. — Heidi Klum

A sense of duty - - you only really get this feeling when you have a child. You always only used to be responsible for yourself and then there is also a child. — Heidi Klum

To me, life is about creating memories. The regular days kind of just blend in. You have to create special times so that you will always remember them. — Heidi Klum

Keep it simple. You don't want to overdo it with too much makeup or crazy, over-the-top hairstyles. Let your natural beauty show through. — Heidi Klum

We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter. — Heidi Klum

I don't know why we work, my husband and I. We just do. We are black and white - yin and yang. — Heidi Klum

I'm European. I don't like wearing tops. And I don't like tan lines. — Heidi Klum

It's important for children to see what's out there and learn that it's fun to go. — Heidi Klum

You have to treat yourself every once in a while, get to the fun stuff! — Heidi Klum

With my busy schedule, it's impossible to have a set fitness routine. So instead I like to try and incorporate exercise into my daily life whenever I can - which requires some creativity. — Heidi Klum

When you are just muscle, you end up being gaunt in the face, and that makes you look older by 5 or 10 years. I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's OK. — Heidi Klum

You have to just do your thing, as long as you don't hurt anybody along the way. — Heidi Klum

I like to wear things for longer than one season. — Heidi Klum

I've been heartbroken. I've broken hearts. That's part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner. — Heidi Klum

I think it's important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state - meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do. — Heidi Klum

Keeping it all together as a modern woman means multitasking, especially when you work. I think you always need to try your best, but at the same time you can only do what you can do, and you don't need to beat yourself up about it. I'm not white-picket-fence perfect. — Heidi Klum

My children love everything that sparkles. My boys just go with everything and make it their own, but my daughter is a little upset because she is 9 and I only go to 5, so sometimes she squeezes herself into a five, and she is trying to make that work because she wants to wear it, too. — Heidi Klum

I like to dream, but I like to make things happen. — Heidi Klum

For me, my No. 1 priority in life was to always have a family. If I had not been able to work anymore, then that would have been it. I would definitely choose family over career. It's really great that my field has allowed me to work and let me do things that a woman does naturally. — Heidi Klum

If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want. — Heidi Klum

Family comes first. You're the only thing they have. — Heidi Klum

I believe that when you put a smile out there, you get a smile back. — Heidi Klum

For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house. — Heidi Klum

Women often approach me with a question- "Will I look like you after I give birth?". I say to them- "Well, have you looked like me before?". People, do not be fooled. — Heidi Klum

If you are talented, you can really do anything. And if your heart is at the right place and you have the passion for it, you can go for it and do it. — Heidi Klum

I feel like looking in the mirror when you brush your teeth, yes, I see lines, and then I smile and I see things here and there. But that's just, you know, you - that's your journey, you know? — Heidi Klum

I actually wanted to be a fashion designer. I did a lot with the sewing machine at home - - for Barbie or for carnival or just for fun. Then I saw this ad in the newspaper. And as young girls sometimes do some stupid things, I filled in the coupon and sent in my photos. — Heidi Klum

I don't flirt. It's disrespectful to your husband. I would never do that. I'm very devoted, and he's the same. — Heidi Klum

People always starve themselves, and then they get hungry, and then they eat the wrong things, like chips or cookies or whatever they can grab. — Heidi Klum

I learned from working in the fashion world that if I have a day when I feel slapped in the face, or if someone has been mean, I just have to get back up and it will be another day. I think about what I'm grateful for. I look at my kids and my husband and think, Wow, I'm a really lucky person. — Heidi Klum

I never went to a modeling school, and I don't suggest to anybody that they go to a modeling school ... In fashion, one day you're in, the next you're out. — Heidi Klum

I dont think it makes a difference if you have children or you don't have children. I think it's all in the head about how you feel and, I don't know, I always like to be active and work out and eat right and just be active so I never see it as, oh when you're a mom you can't be sexy or you cant be in lingerie anymore looking good. — Heidi Klum

When I came out of school I didn't even think that modeling was a job. — Heidi Klum

Well, I was already so happy being chosen to do the issue itself, that when I got on the cover, it was even more of a surprise and even more amazing to me. — Heidi Klum

Models have a sell-by date. There are certain jobs I don't do anymore, like the young, sexy, cute things for teenagers, or even 25-year-old girls. I go in a different bracket now. — Heidi Klum