I met with Karl Lagerfeld, and if you have those kind of connections, that takes you into that world and puts you on that level.

I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist, she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model.

I met with Karl Lagerfeld, and if you have those kind of connections, that takes you into that world and puts you on that level.

That's the one thing that's funny about going from modeling to acting. In modeling, you're supposed to think about what you look like all the time. When you're in front of the camera, if you're not considering that, God knows what the pictures will look like. With acting, you have to completely forget it.

Being part of a patriarchal society, it kind of helped me figure out what I was all about.

Sex is normal. Desire is normal. Attention is normal, and that's okay.

Pop music is great, but there's a lot of BS about the attitude of guys being super-gangster - that's why the whole thing is silly. It's making fun of itself. That self-awareness is why people enjoy it. It's refreshing.