Quotes from Chrissy Teigen

Basically I was really modeling for fun, but it wasn't ever something that I wanted to do to begin with.

So many models have cool boyfriends.

People are still under the misguided impression that models don't eat. Not sure about the other girls, but I do!

I'm much nicer in person than on Twitter.

I think, like, Twitter is somewhat difficult sometimes, and it can be kind of negative.

I've always been kind of uncomfortable just on the beach in a swimsuit. I'm never my most confident in a bikini on the beach, especially when you know people are looking at you, and they expect one thing because of what they see in the magazines, and you might not look that way. It's always been a scary thing for me.

I love green juices - the ones that include lots of actual greens and don't include too much apple. Because those are just meant to be yummy, and we all know things that are too yummy aren't the best for us, unfortunately.

I dyed my own hair this Chocolate Cherry color, and I forget what brand it was, but I remember getting into so much trouble because it stained our bathtub. It was this red-black color, and it was a big mistake.

My mom is Asian and loves all of the throwaway parts of the animal, so she actually thanks me for saving her the neck and other parts.

I get nervous cooking for our little house party barbecues. I'm very insecure with my cooking. I tend to throw things away that I'm scared of serving, even though they might be great.

I always thought the name of my first book would be 'The Insecure Chef,' because when I started cooking, I was so nervous.

I'm very neurotic about shaving. I shave first thing in the morning before a shoot, and if I have dinner that night, I have to shave again.

If you're going to choose to do something like the Paleo Diet, then you choose not to enjoy your nights out.

I've tweeted incessantly about Nintendo and my love for Nintendo for a long time.

My shoots are very much about skin, so I'm an exfoliating and moisturizing nut. I fly so much, so I take my makeup off as soon as I get on the airplane. I look at my watch every half hour and moisturize.

I'll come in from a long flight and go straight to the grocery store. I love cooking for my man.

I always get so excited when I get to go to my friends at corporate offices. I am always, like, looking around. I think that's really exciting to be a part of an actual corporate office.

I have to have breakfast, and breakfast has to be eggs, whether in omelet form, hard-boiled, or over-easy.

I remember debating the finer points of flaky pastry with my chicken-pot-pie-obsessed American dad. I remember the divine mix of Thai food, TV dinners, and hearty, homemade goodness that have shaped this palate of mine to this day. I remember all this, but I still Google my husband's birthday. Thank God he's famous.

I'm weird about fruity desserts like lemony, acidic, zesty... I don't like lemon things and orange things, really.

I remember making my own dog food and feeling very fulfilled by it, then by day four I was over it.

My favorite fall meal has to be a simple roasted chicken. Ina Garten does a fabulous one. There is just something about roasting your own chicken and vegetables that screams 'fall' and 'home' to me.

I love meat and vegetables. If I did a diet, I would do Paleo, except they have no cheese, which is very upsetting. I'm going to start my own Chrissy diet that's like Paleo plus cheese. Plus late Saturday night drive-through.

I love portobello mushrooms. I often say that if I were vegetarian, I would live off of these. Now, it would never happen, but it's still nice to know that they exist. So meaty, so flavorful.