Linda Evangelista Quotes & Sayings

No one is born with perfect eyebrows. — Linda Evangelista

I have this great fear of people - not when I'm on the runway, but backstage. In a room full of people, I really suffer. I sort of go into a tunnel and I feel very removed. I get so tense, I can't swallow, and my heartbeat goes way up. It still happens now, although I'm better at controlling it. — Linda Evangelista

Half-caf, double-tall, non fat, whole-milk foam, bone-dry, half-pump mocha, half sugar in the raw, double cup, no lid, capp - to go. — Linda Evangelista

As long as designers want to dress me, photographers want to take my picture and companies think my face will help their products, then I won't go anywhere until they're done with me. — Linda Evangelista

I have turned down so many major advertising bids because I think either the time isn't right or I'm not. — Linda Evangelista

I think I will always have a place. I don't think I have to rule or reign but there's a place for me. — Linda Evangelista

On days when I do not work, I am working on my image. I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete. — Linda Evangelista

We don't vogue, we are 'Vogue'. — Linda Evangelista

I have to get off the Internet. It's so unhealthy for me. I do see what they post about me, and it's not always positive. They're mean - though there are some lovely ones. I'm so tempted to post something, but I haven't done it yet. — Linda Evangelista

I got so sick of my face and the flaws. — Linda Evangelista

One of my first jobs was in Italy and that's where I saw cocaine for the first time. There was a murder in our group that weekend. I decided then and there that I would never do drugs. I have anxiety attacks, so there's no way I could do them. — Linda Evangelista

In photos, I don't know who the real me is - it's all pretend, just pretend. There's not much of myself in my work. If I'm looking in the mirror and I'm working, I'm looking at my make-up and my hair. It's not the same as looking at myself. — Linda Evangelista

When I started in the business, I was told I had three good years in me. — Linda Evangelista

One of the reasons I wanted to come back is I got sick of seeing really ugly pictures of myself in the tabloids. I got to the point where I'd look in the mirror and say: "Where'd she go? Because she's still in there." I knew she was still in there (she laughs) and it didn't take much to get her out. — Linda Evangelista

We have this expression, Christy and I. We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day. — Linda Evangelista

No-one is born with perfect eyebrow. — Linda Evangelista

Cooking is one of my favourite things - from going to the market, bringing the stuff home and preparing it, to cleaning the kitchen afterwards. I've lost my figure a few times. There have been moments when I've overeaten, for comfort. But with discipline and hard work, you can get your figure back. — Linda Evangelista

Sure, I like my short hair. It also quadrupled my rate. I did get sick of seeing it on everybody, though - every stewardess, every salesclerk, and in every restaurant. — Linda Evangelista

All I want to do is model. The reason I'm coming back is for the same reasons that I became a model initially. It's about the clothes and the creation of great pictures. I thought I was old and that I earned my retirement, and enough! It's not enough. I want more. And I'm lucky that I still have that option. — Linda Evangelista

I admired those girls who did Playboy, Sports Illustrated, and Victoria's Secret. I love looking at them too, but I never went in that direction. I just stayed in fashion. — Linda Evangelista

I know that sometimes the chemistry just isn't there between the model, photographer, hair and make-up. It's nobody's fault and you just have to do better next time. — Linda Evangelista

Being a rock star was out of the question. I can't sing. — Linda Evangelista

Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones. — Linda Evangelista

I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day. — Linda Evangelista

If they had Nautilus on the Concorde, I would work out all the time. — Linda Evangelista

God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I'm very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it. — Linda Evangelista

I like glamour. Not afraid of it. — Linda Evangelista

Designers and photographers still want to work with me and I'm grateful for that. I don't know how long I'll carry on - as long as they'll have me. — Linda Evangelista

I don't think age is an ugly process. I think age is a beautiful thing. I love wrinkles. I don't like falling down. If I just wrinkle, I may not touch. If I fall down, I'll lift up. — Linda Evangelista

I love, love, love fashion so much. That's why I became a model in the first place. — Linda Evangelista

People think modeling's mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to have a lot of input. I know how to wear a dress, whether it should be shot with me standing or sitting. — Linda Evangelista

It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher. — Linda Evangelista

I was one of the first print models to go on the runway because I wanted to do runway. When I started doing the shows, I was the only print girl there. — Linda Evangelista

I don't diet. I just don't eat as much as I'd like to. — Linda Evangelista

I'm so glad this worked out for me, I do think I know how to be a good model. — Linda Evangelista

Hair is just one way of expressing ourselves. We express ourselves through how we dress or through tattoos or body art or piercings or cosmetic surgery ... — Linda Evangelista

There was a time when everyone remembered that stupid thing about me not getting out of bed for less than $10,000 a day. These days, it's far more important to me that I'm part of a team which raises over $1 million a month for Aids. I'm much more proud of that, than that other old quote. — Linda Evangelista

I was having panic attacks. I didn't want to live that way anymore. I was in love and I wanted it to work. I was tired of travelling, tired of the whole scene, just tired. I sat around. I was lazy. I wanted a routine, and I wanted to wake up in the same bed every day, and I got my wish. — Linda Evangelista

Hair is the greatest thing to experiment with because it's not permanent. If I didn't like my colour, I'd just change it. — Linda Evangelista

I eat super healthy and I'm super fit. I dabble in every type of fitness. I have a trainer and I go to the gym. I do yoga as well. — Linda Evangelista

Why would I be embarrassed about being Canadian? I'm very proud. We're just the nicest people. Everyone likes us. — Linda Evangelista

I don't get cast for every job and I understand that. — Linda Evangelista

I'm part of a team that raises millions of dollars and raises awareness of HIV and AIDS all over the world. — Linda Evangelista

I was a hoarder, and I got rid of everything. Now nothing comes in my home unless it has a purpose. And decor is not a purpose. Home is New York apartment with a table, a bed and sofas. That's it. Everything else is gone. — Linda Evangelista

I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would have rather been watching. — Linda Evangelista

I don't happen to think magazines should be full of thin people. What I do say is that we can all work a little harder with what we have. It is possible to achieve a better body shape and heart rate with nutrition and exercise. — Linda Evangelista

I love everything about fashion. I even love the fittings and watching it evolve from a pattern to a muslin to the final product. — Linda Evangelista

I can do anything you want me to do so long as I don't have to speak. — Linda Evangelista

When I work, it can be a 16-hour day. — Linda Evangelista

When people ask how have I kept on top, I have to say with the help of every photographer, make-up artist and hairdresser I've ever worked with. — Linda Evangelista

I had no illusions that my career would be any longer than three years tops. — Linda Evangelista

I accept that keeping in shape doesn't come naturally, so I work hard. I hit the gym every day: Pilates, yoga, weights. I used to love wine but I've stopped drinking. I quit smoking and I'll never start again. — Linda Evangelista

Within two months I made the grand slam: covers of 'American Vogue', 'Italian Vogue', 'British Vogue', and 'French Vogue'. — Linda Evangelista

I never, ever used my son for publicity. He'll have his say one day if he wants it. He'll have the last word. He has time to defend himself. — Linda Evangelista