We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be.

Eileen Ford wanted me to fix my nose and my teeth. I said, Sure, great, but I really had no intention to.

I'd like to be the first model who becomes a woman.

Life is what we do when we're on the way to live it.

Avedon wouldn't let me put wax between my teeth like I usually did.

That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort.

I'm not part of the cultural elite. I'm a down-home girl. Always have been, always will be.