Claudia Schiffer Quotes

But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change.

I try to extract something positive from every situation, even if it's just learning not to make the same mistake twice.

The difference between the girls today and models of the past is that we are not only interested in fashion: we are going in so many different directions at once. We work harder
at night and on weekends. On the modeling profession

I have always loved cashmere and knitwear is the first thing I'm drawn to when shopping - even if I don't need any.

I have a really basic uniform: in winter, black tights and any old dress that I can throw on. In summer, high-waisted jeans and this shirt, or that shirt, and a cashmere cardigan just in case.

This is not a change of career for me. Just an expansion of it. I have contracts and obligations and business partners who are counting on me. And I would only want to do another movie if it's as good as this one.

My passion is my family and the world of fashion.

I actually don't meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I'm from another planet.

I've never hidden the fact that I used to be shy, even when I was 30. However, I might have been self-conscious on the inside, but I was never inhibited about my body.

I set for myself only small goals, goals that are not that far away.

I have always worked out, and I've gone through different phases of yoga, but the combination of Pilates three days a week with yoga is incredible.

I've learned a tremendous amount over the years by watching designers work. I now have a good understanding of what sits well on the body, not to mention the importance of a great cut and quality.

I don't think you should give away your name and face to something you don't believe 100-percent in.

I wanted to start with a very small role, to get my feet wet. I'm sure I'm not as good or as experienced as other actresses, but everybody has to start somewhere.

My friends often tell me how very German I still am.

I love wearing flat shoes, but I am not one of those girls who walks around in sweat pants and sneakers.

I am calm most of the time.

I'm amazed when I see mothers wearing high heels. If your kids run off you can't run after them.

I design for myself and the first question I ask is, 'Would I wear it?'

All of my friends are my age and we are all ageing at the same time. We talk about it and moan, but it doesn't bother me.

It's something I decided from the very beginning I would never do - nudity.

I eat lots of fruit for breakfast because it's cleansing and quickly digested by the body.

I've looked in the mirror every day for 20 years. It's the same face ...

As a new mother, I want to give my children the best start in life but millions of children affected with AIDS don't live with such certainty. We can all do something to give them a future worth living for. We can make a difference in a child's life by joining with UNICEF to ensure that mothers and children are given the treatment that they deserve, in order to live a life free from HIV and AIDS.

It's very difficult today for girls to become supermodels. There is a lot more competition, a lot of countries in the East have opened up so there are many more models than there were in the Nineties. Now they have to compete with famous actresses but also with, say, reality stars to be on the magazine covers.

Nobody has time to keep trying on a load of things in the morning like a teenager.

Of course there are some models who are not good, but it has been proven that some models can act. Look at Kim Basinger, Sharon Stone or Andie MacDowell, who were all models - they are really fantastic actresses.

I will continue modeling until they don't want me anymore basically because I do love it very much.

Everything has to be perfect in my business. Because when there is a mistake I am the one who is responsible.

Quentin Tarantino asked me to work with him but there is no way I am going to do that while Matthew Vaughn is working in film.

I love movies, I've always been interested in them, but I wanted to wait for the right time to start acting.