Quotes

I didn't even dream about being an actress. I always thought actresses were open and outgoing. I am totally shy! I was shaking at the MTV Awards! You know when you go through a car accident and you don't remember anything? That's how I felt after it was over. It's like I've never been there. When I was a model, I didn't do a lot of shows because of the audience. And I didn't audition for commercials because I was so scared.

I took an acting class for a month and a half, which is nothing. It only worked because I'm very intuitive and sensitive. There's no technique that makes me get across more truth than really believing in the character's feeling.

It's obvious that if you're 10 and everyone keeps telling you that you're beautiful and photogenic, you'll end up getting involved in the modeling business. That's how it happened. I got into this world and I liked it. It was a world where I wasn't the Ugly Duckling. Because at school, I was ugly, I didn't have big boobs or a big butt.

I don't want to fool myself anymore. I used to live for other people. I used to hurt myself so I wouldn't hurt others, I couldn't ever say no, because I was insecure, I was afraid to be myself. Now I know I don't want that for myself anymore.

I could've made a lot of money as a model, but I spent five years modeling without getting paid properly. My mother and I knew nothing about this business.