Quotes from Kate Upton

I'm hoping they slow down a little bit with technology, because I'm just trying to keep up.

I have a paralyzing fear of snakes.

My dream was always to be on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated.'

If I can help and influence girls who are going through body-image issues then I think that's amazing.

I like to laugh. I like to have a good time. I don't like to be so serious about things, so I would want a guy who would want to laugh and have a good time, too.

I always had career goals. And I figured out a path I wanted to take to accomplish those goals. If that meant calling the best modeling agency in the world, that's what it meant.

Listen: I like my bikinis very small, and I also like, uh, nude-colored bikinis because people double-take - they think I'm naked on the beach.

I feel confident with myself, and if that inspires other women to feel confident with their bodies, great.

I love my curves. You know, I'm healthy and I think thats what Sports Illustrated represents: healthy, confident women who love their bodies.

I just think that pick-up lines in general are horrible. None of them work.

I think twerking is overrated.

Pickup lines never work...I think someone clever, witty and funny is very attractive.

It definitely happens more often than you would think when someone comes up and you're like: "He's really attractive and seems really nice," and it just doesn't work if he smells bad.

I think the fame aspect, there was definitely a period when I had to get used to it. My family had to get used to it, too. It's exciting.

I have to say, the other day I was reading some negative comments, and I was thinking they were really funny. So I guess they don't anymore.