Elle Macpherson Quotes

Underwear is such an emotional thing.

I like colourful knickers, but most importantly a great pair of knickers should be taken off with more joy than they were put on.

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

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.

My favorite body part is my heart. Nothing beats loving and being loved.

I eat like a horse!

Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

I've always found it very difficult to understand the laws as far as nudity in America - how some things are pornographic and some things are not pornographic. It's against the law to go topless on the beach, but you can go buy a gun. That just seems so absurd to me.

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 believe we own our children, they're their own souls who make their own choices, we just guide and support them.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

I try to focus on eating seasonally and organic whenever possible. It can be a challenge, but it has a huge effect on my weight, my health, and the environment.

It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.

I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame.

If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time.

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 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.

I just happen to like the work. I like preparing for a role. I like reading. I like analyzing. I like literature. I like emotions. I like working with other actors.

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

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

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

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other.

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.

G-strings are uncomfortable. Girls want real knickers now.

I'm almost 50, so I obviously don't have the same body that I had when I was 20. But I also don't have the same mindset either, when I was wracked with self-consciousness and insecurity. Now I really appreciate my maturity as a woman, my depth of spirit and soul and my understanding of who I am and what's important to me.

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.

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.