Quotes About Image

Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

I do appreciate the '80s as an era, the general sounds and aesthetics of the era. The Cure, that whole kind of image is really kind of amazing, I think. The power ballads and how everything sparkles and words are really dramatic. Huge drums, things like that. I do really find it inspiring.

I don't do my own Instagram.

People are following me because they want to see pictures of me. So why is Instagram editing them?

There are a lot of people on Instagram desperately trying to keep up with the Joneses.

It's a tough world. One moment, you're the hottest thing; there aren't enough hours in the day - you can barely catch your breath. The next moment, it's all about how many Instagram followers you have.

As a professional selfie taker, I know my angles. And I know how to look 20 lbs. heavier and 20 lbs. lighter. If Instagram wants to tell me I've lost 60 lbs. in one week, then damn, I look good.

Facebook and Twitter and Instagram are excellent ways to keep in touch with the audience and maintain your image an actor.

If you go through my Instagram feed, it's like a flip book of me thinking I'm way more attractive than I am. It's nauseating.

A lot of times, what people see is what they hear or what's on your Instagram.

Instagram is kind of a big lie at the end of the day.

In a way, Instagram is a space where I edit and show what I want to show. But at some point, I thought, 'Am I really this person?' People like my shiny look, but to me, I'm a much different person than her.

I don't know how it got around that I play a lot of instruments. I really don't. I play the guitar and the mandolin.

I'm definitely responsible for the image that I put out there. But it does become frustrating, because I don't want 'sexy' to be my defining characteristic. I'd love for my ambition and will and intellect and sense of humour to define me as well.

I've never been an intellectual but I have this look.

At that time of the supermodels, celebrities didn't want to be in fashion; they thought they were more intellectual and interesting than anyone in fashion.

I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.

People do think you're more intelligent if you have dark hair. But my husband definitely prefers me as a blonde.

If people liked seeing me in loverboy roles, I don't intend to break that.

I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building. He looked so intense and scary, and I couldn't get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic.

It's crazy because I have a scar on my right eyebrow, but people who don't know me very well think that I just intentionally shave that part of it.

Some people say the things I do are annoying because I'm intentionally trying too hard to be relatable, but I'm really not.

One of the interesting things about my father was that what you see on-camera is a lot of what he was like in real life.

I don't think you should meet the people you most admire. I don't want reality to interfere with my image.