Quotes from Lydia Hearst

Chris Hardwick is a good man.

Standing out for being short is not actually a good thing as a model and it hasn't been a help.

And I think when you're playing someone who is a real person, it's extremely important to take the time and put in the effort to learn about who they are to be able to respectfully portray that.

I actually will not be returning to 'Gossip Girl.'

I truly just want to be happy and continue to work hard; I love life and every opportunity presented.

I'm thrilled to be working with Miss Me again as I stand firmly behind the brand's messaging to help empower women and help them feel confident without compromising comfort.

I am a rebel.

I always envision myself being a Hemingway type.

I'm either in one of two things: high heels or cowboy boots.

It's much easier to create a high-end bag than a mass market bag that everyone can afford.

Generally I prefer to stay indoors and workout at the gym, but I love to be active and go hiking, do anything and everything.

Honestly, I think more people need to hydrate and drink more water during Fashion Week. It's the only way to survive.

I don't smoke, but people say that you get secondhand smoke. But this is a country that was founded mainly on the tobacco industry - tobacco and coffee. It's so surprising that they are now essentially making cigarettes illegal, when that is where the whole country came from.

I'm honored to serve as ambassador for Screamfest.

I'm sort of loving the feminine skirts and the cozy tops, especially when it's starting to get a little chilly out.

Whether you're walking the catwalk or whether you're in front of the camera, there's no such thing as a signature pose or signature look or even a signature walk.

I am very proud of my mother - she is one of the greatest influences in my life.

I actually work with David Kirsch; I have the luxury of having a personal trainer.

I have a chameleon quality and I'm able to transform completely to different looks from different decades, depending on the hair colour or make-up change.

For 'Downside of Bliss,' I drew upon my own personal experiences in order to play Bliss: a penniless, single mother who is estranged from her father and diagnosed with cancer.

I had to learn how to dress and create an optical illusion where you're more slender.

For me to play any true person in a film based on a true story, I always want to make sure that it doesn't mock and it certainly doesn't trivialize the events that took place.

There was a solid six-month period where I was going out on castings and I was laughed out of the room because I'm much more petite than other models.

When I was little, my parents took me to the San Diego Zoo. I was about 5 years old, and I got a tour of the zoo that hardly anybody else has ever had.