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Quotes About Self-image

I don't think cellulite is great - that's not a flaw that I want in a photo by any means! I retouch that crap out. But I tell women that I'm retouching it out.
~ Tyra Banks
Every time I do photo shoots, my bottom lip and, like, my top lip are quivering because I just don't know how to look. Then the flash kind of makes me go boss-eyed sometimes.
~ Anne-Marie
I never edited a photo of myself in my life. I don't have the energy.
~ Diana Silvers
I see myself on the cover of a magazine and I don't think that it looks like me at all. My first-ever photo shoot was for the cover of a lads' magazine.
~ Elize Du Toit
Some people, myself in particular, have an adversarial relationship with the camera, and it sprouts up in every photograph.
~ Nick Cave
I photograph people as I find them. But people have issues about how they look.
~ Martin Parr
In the day, I wear mascara and tinted moisturiser - although I've learnt that if I'm getting my photograph taken, it's better to apply more; otherwise, I look really, really tired.
~ Emilia Wickstead
There is something wrong about being photographed that has nothing to do with vanity.
~ Nigella Lawson
And sometimes, when you feel low on yourself, that's just when you have to go out there and be photographed or do a scene where you're hot stuff. You're always working on it.
~ Delta Burke
Some actors don't mind it. Those who are pretty. They think it's nice to be looked at because they are nice to look at. I appreciate that. I'm very happy to salute that aspiration. But I don't like the way I look so I don't like being photographed. I become defensive.
~ Richard Griffiths
If I go out with no make-up and a tracksuit on, nobody comes up to me. And if they do, I won't do a photo because I wouldn't want any photographic evidence.
~ Paloma Faith
I say no to photographs. When people take my picture, I feel like they've taken a piece of me, and I can't get that back. It's soul-draining.
~ Evangeline Lilly
Unfiltered photos always get more attention. Filters are easy to discern.
~ Ananya Panday
I always take photos from my left side because my jaw line is stronger.
~ James Charles
People know what I look like. I take photos on my own, and I don't edit them, so people know.
~ Camila Mendes
I don't see myself as somebody who looks particularly good in photos.
~ Tino Sehgal
I have so much hair, so straightening takes a long time. I mean, if I look at photos of myself with straight hair, it's hilarious. I look like a different person.
~ Jess Glynne
I hate when people say I Photoshop myself.
~ Alexis Ren
I find the sneeriness about 'selfie-culture' quite boring - I'm excited by young people taking control of their own images and finding out for themselves how much Photoshop has done for models.
~ Naomi Alderman
I have certain physical features that I favor over others. We all have our areas.
~ Christina Aguilera
My physical appearance is very average.
~ Saswata Chatterjee
I think that everyone in one way or another has some sort of body issue. There's something about themselves physically that they're not happy with, that they're ashamed of, that they keep constantly trying to change.
~ Roxane Gay
I like to give myself a nice run up to a shirtless scene. Physically, it really doesn't make any difference. It's about mentally feeling good about it.
~ Stephen Amell
Although our body language governs the way other people perceive us, our body language also governs how we perceive ourselves and how those perceptions become reinforced through our own behavior, our interactions, and even our physiology.
~ Amy Cuddy