Cameron Russell Quotes

I'm not promoting anything totally unhealthy because I'm not unhealthy. But I am promoting an ideal that's not attainable, and for that I have to feel guilty. I have to assume some blame for that.

I don't think fashion is evil.

If someone has the opportunity to become a model, I would say, 'Do it.'

My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color.

If you are ever wondering, 'If I have thinner thighs and shinier hair will I be happier?' you just need to meet a group of models because they have the thinnest thighs and the shiniest hair and the coolest clothes and they're the most physically insecure women on the planet.

The barrier to entry, to being a model, is not hard work. You don't need a degree. You don't need to win an award. It's just about how you look.

A ton of little girls I talk to, they want to be actresses or singers or models.

I haven't done the profoundly impactful work many TED speakers have.

I do get free stuff.

I usually decide what to wear in the morning, but sometimes, I'll have a favorite coat or sweater or shoes, and I'll wear them everyday for a week!

The rise of the Internet and the camera phone have started to change what stories are accessible.

I've never personally been anorexic.

We can't just pay attention to women who look fantastic in a photograph, because there are a lot of people that have fantastic things to say that don't look like 25-year-old white models.

Modelling is no better or worse than many other professions, but it is more obvious, more accessible.

Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.

Modelling is an incredible platform.

The real way I became a model is I won a genetic lottery, and I became the recipient of a legacy.

My favorite outfit is baggy black corduroy pants and a baggy T-shirt.

Even if I did give a good talk, is what I have to say more important and interesting than what Colin Powell said?

I think it's cooler when girls have favorite pieces of clothing rather than an entirely new wardrobe every few months.

I always wanted to become president! When I was a kid, I was obsessed with politics.

Like many young people, I believe I have potential to make a positive impact in the world.

Hard work is not why I have been successful as a model.

I hope we all feel more comfortable acknowledging the power of image in our perceived successes and our perceived failures.

In the history of the world, all five mass extinctions have been accompanied by massive climate change, so we are facing an incredibly serious threat. In fact, we are technically in the sixth mass extinction right now, and it is the first mass extinction being attributed to humans.

Saying you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's awesome, and it's out of your control, and it's not a career path.

Image is powerful, but image is also superficial.

Once you are a model, you do have to fly a million red-eye flights, and you do have to entertain a different client every single day.

If I ever had needed to put together a CV, it would be quite short. Like many young people, I'd highlight my desire to work hard.

Saying that you want to be a model when you grow up is akin to saying that you want to win the Powerball when you grow up. It's out of your control and it's awesome - and it's not a career path.

At the Big Bad Lab, we build participatory art and media platforms for causes, communities and organizations we care about.

Sometimes, great collaboration is hard to nurture online, so doing so offline is the way to go.

In 2007, a very inspired New York University Ph.D. student counted all the models on the runway, every single one that was hired, and of the 677 models that were hired, only 27, or less than four per cent, were non-white.

Statistics show that diversity in the media is pretty dismal. Critical voices from women and people of color are missing from many important conversations.

Fashion is capitalism, and it will be fixed by what the market demands.