Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do.
AGYNESS DEYNFor modeling, I was always creating characters. I dress like a tomboy. So, when I’d go into a shoot, there’d be all these dresses, and I’d say to myself, ‘Okay, this isn’t me. It’s somebody else. So, who is this person?’ Acting is the next level of that.
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You can never become that thing, because it’s such a projection.
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I can’t do modeling disconnected. And I thought, “What do I like? What do I love about modeling?”
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I wish it were different, but my body clock wakes me up between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. I was even talking yesterday about how, if I want to get enough sleep, I have to be in bed at 10. That means I’m totally a grandma.
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I know I’m no Whitney Houston.
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I can’t just settle for anybody. The fact is I’m choosy, but mainly about a man’s character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don’t even mind if he’s not very good-looking.
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I was like: “I’m actually doing this.” And now I feel more confident going into something.
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Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it’s the feel that matters.
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I don’t know what to expect for the next thing. There are always different people. It’s interesting.
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Anyone would be up for a little bit of a change. It is so rewarding to do a movie, and so enjoyable. It’s hard work, but really wonderful.
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For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way – or seen to be a strong person, do you know what I mean? But in acting you have to get in touch with all the vulnerability that you carry.
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I didn’t hate it, but I was yearning to do something different. I was on a gradient. It was a gradual thing.
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Something just happens. Everything changes for a reason.
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I suppose I have stopped modeling officially. I’ve not done any for a good long while now.
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When I first started modelling, as I was walking down the catwalk I just thought,
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Not just in modeling, but in society, there’s so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it’s just so unobtainable.
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