Quotes About Independence

As far I'm concerned, being an adult is way more fun than being a kid. But then I was a kid who wanted to be an adult. I'd watch shows like 'Bewitched' and see Darren come home and mix a martini and I'd go, 'That looks awesome! I want to do that!'

I don't think politics and sport should be mixed up.

Every record I've made, I've mixed and engineered at home.

I was having a lot of mixed feelings about the independent world as well as the label world. I feel like I've been in the game a long time, and you know, when it come to labels not seeing a fella being around the last five years, it's like, it's hard to convince them what I can do.

We always did our own mixing.

I'm a man who doesn't even have a mobile!

Back in 2000, I didn't have a mobile phone.

My father did shape me. He didn't drive because he had one leg, and for years I never drove. I had no mobility.

I started as a model in Holland and Chanel took me to New York when I was 19, after which I decided to stay.

I look up to Floyd Mayweather, but I don't try to be like Floyd Mayweather. He's done great things, he's a role model. But those who say I try to be Floyd can go kick rocks.

I'm a gypsy: no education, no schooling, nothing. I don't care what people think of me. I don't care about being a hero, a role model, a champion.

I don't model myself on just one person because I don't think that's healthy.

I am not a role model for anyone.

I don't think of myself as a role model.

I had, of course, no model for that sort of woman being married, but I can make that up as I go along.

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

What drew me to modeling was this idea of being independent.

By 17, I was modeling and had bought myself a flat. I've always tried to be self-sufficient.

I don't know why modeling worked for me, because I'm short. But I liked it because it let me buy my own furniture.

That year of modeling, I grew up a lot - I was alone in New York and just grinding and making it work, and I feel it kind of prepared me for the responsibilities of being an actor alone in L.A. and taking care of yourself.

I've never been interested in a career in modelling, I was interested in my independence. When I was in school, modelling was what I needed to reach independence without having to leave.

I started modelling from the age of 16, and within three years, I was bored and decided to shift to films. But I love modelling because it gave me independence.

To actually be independent financially was a big luxury. Modelling gave me an independence, it gave me responsibility. I didn't have to work at McDonald's. I could save up and choose the training that I wanted to do.

Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and no guy laying a cheesy line on them is actually going to impact their world.