Elle Macpherson Quotes

It was like a big family, since so many of us brought our kids. We all went surfing. It was so relaxed and easy.

People in the fashion industry have used the press a lot more than people in the film industry, because you have nothing to sell except for the image: The image is everything.

You check to see the facts are correct where business is concerned but if I read everything that was written about me, I'd end up feeling totally insecure about myself.

A few pounds show a lot on my body. But it's okay. I believe women look good with a bit of softness to them.

I don't like everybody knowing what I'm doing, unless it's related to a movie. I don't like speaking to the press. I never did.

For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.

I like to make movies I like to watch.

I choose movies, I never choose roles. I look at the script. I look at the director. I look at the other actors - and then the role.

Everything I do is about women honouring themselves, treating themselves and taking care of themselves.

As long as people want to see me in movies, and as long as I find it interesting, I'll keep working.

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other.

I've had two children and no surgery. My body is the result of good genes and a healthy attitude.

I try to meditate every morning. It relaxes me, clears my mind, and sets my day off on the right foot before things get too manic.

It's always been very clear to me that I was going to be a mother and that my purpose in life was to give life.

I don't look at myself in the mirror. I'll flash past a mirror in the morning to check how I'm dressed, that's it.

But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.

I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu.

For 15 years, I've been playing the same character - which is myself - and I'm bored with 'myself'.

I don't have a problem with nudity. I never have. I was born naked. I'd like to buried naked. It's a way of life in Australia.

Anyway, I believe you don't fix the inside by putting something on the outside.

Being a public person doesn't necessarily mean you're a piece of meat for everybody.

Underwear is such an emotional thing.

The birth of my sons. The birth of new emotions...what a privilege. What a blessing.

If your wearing lingerie that makes you feel glamorous, you're halfway thereto turning heads.

I come from a country where you don't wear clothes most of the year. Nudity is the most natural state.

I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall.

I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others.