- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Night
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- Nov 07, 2020
I miss 'EastEnders.' I loved it. But I was exhausted when I left. They asked me to go back recently - they've asked a few times. I am tempted! But my husband Scott says you have to really think about it. Because, towards the end, I was so exhausted and not sleeping at night. I'm not quite ready for it.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
'EastEnders' has been wonderful to me and it's no secret that it changed my life all of those years ago. I'll be so sad to leave Peggy behind; she's such a wonderful character to play. I have had the pleasure of working with a marvelous cast and crew and have made many lasting good friends.
- Bird
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found myself in the doldrums in the early Nineties. I was too old to play the dolly bird any longer and I looked too young to play a woman of my real age. No one ever saw me as the aunt, mother or grandmother.
- Beautiful Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
The beautiful thing is that ageism just doesn't exist on 'EastEnders.' The show saved me.
- Conversation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a ton of guy friends who talk to me about their bodies, too. But boys are often left out of the body positivity conversation.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Fat' was a terrible, terrible word for me growing up. When I was able to reclaim it and call myself fat and identify with it, that was the best moment ever. That was the moment I really started to feel free.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always thought 'plus-size' wasn't a term that was negative - it wasn't something that I felt was something that was making me any different or making me feel like I was lesser than - and I found a community through it.
- Nov 07, 2020
Hair-wise, the move for me is to not wash it. I try to only wash it when I have to or for a shoot or something.
- Makeup
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- Nov 07, 2020
Less is more. I would notice that when I did my makeup, I was putting on more makeup than they did on me at shoots. A little goes a long way, so I definitely learned how to wear less.
- Friend
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- Nov 07, 2020
I started my modelling career by sending my pictures to American Apparel and eventually meeting my friend Petra Collins, who started shooting me for magazines around New York. I ended up signing a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models a couple of years later.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Social media opened up basically every opportunity for me because, traditionally, I wouldn't be thought of as a model.
- Morning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Knowing that girls are inspired to not have the burden of self-hate, even if it's a tiny way, makes me happy to no end. It gets me up in the morning and softens a lot of the blows I get.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to be insecure about my butt, but I no longer think of clothes as something to make me look skinnier.
- Modeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I rarely got retouched when I started modeling, and it was crucial to me to show an accurate, realistic picture of me because that's beautiful, too.
- Body
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- Nov 07, 2020