Tyra Banks Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Tyra Banks
Tyra Banks Famous Quotes & Sayings
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I look up to Martha Stewart, and I love that she has product lines that are true extensions of her brand.
I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there.
In high school I definitely had a clique of friends. And what I loved about it was that we were healthy and good girls.
I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.
It's kind of embarrassing, but in my early 20s, I used to want to be a princess. But I didn't want to have to marry somebody in order to do it!
'Vogue' has the power to make and break - whether it's fashion trends, designers, models, and yes, even industry practices.
I used to really panic about finals. I didn't understand the concept of how you could have one test that encompasses the entire semester.
I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.
I have a poverty demon. I'll ask my accountant if I can afford something, and he'll say, 'What are you talking about?'
With the whole supermodel thing, even when you're not really modeling anymore, people still call me that. And I'm like ' ... retired.'
My aunt used to call me light bulb head because my head is small at the bottom and bigger at the top. But it was a term of endearment.
Who would have thought that the girl who was forced to go to the hospital because she's so skinny would one day be called too fat?
I've made mistakes before of doing different projects just based on my dreams, my hopes, my thing, and not really thinking about my customers.
I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do certain things; I just want to see it done.
I get so much mail from young women saying that they are so insecure when they look at me, but they don't realize all of the flaws that I have.
My freshman year, I ran for student class president and lost. The next year, I ran for student class vice president, and I won.
Blue and green eyes will be so common that dark brown will become the rare and newly desired eye color.
I am intimidated by that eyeliner in a pot. You have to take a brush and wet it and then dip it in and get it straight. It's just a mess.
I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.
Paris is one of the most beautiful places in all the world. Unfortunately, I was so homesick I couldn't appreciate its beauty.
I'm very comfortable speaking to millions of people, but not comfortable in a small, intimate social setting. Like cocktail hour. I get very panicky.
Sometimes I'll use four or five different photo apps on one photo just to get it where I want it to be.
I went through an obsession with eyebrows. I used to paint my eyebrows really, really strong. I look back now, and some were a little bit strong.
Because my hands are rough and wrinkley, they are my least favourite feature. An ex-boyfriend used to call them 'Freddy Kreuger' fingers.
The one thing I like about being a celebrity more than anything is being able to get into any restaurant I want.
I have a lot of success and make a good living, but after while, you start going 'Why? Why are you doing all this?'
There have been top supermodels in the past that weren't as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss.
Hotness to me is scary. I don't want to be hot. I just want to be a staple. I want to be something that's trusted.
I feel more comfortable when I'm lighter - I sleep better, I snore less, I have more endurance when I work out, my arms look better.
I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.
I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.
I don't know what to do with my arms. It just makes me feel weird and I feel like people are looking at me and that makes me nervous.
I am protective of my own personal life, but I must confess that I enjoy watching people that don't mind telling it all.
Journalists told me that a talk show wouldn't work. Some told me I was going to get canceled before my first season was up.
Don't chase the money ... chase the passion. Because that's what is going to keep you happy and motivated and jumping out of that bed Monday morning.
Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?