Quotes About Opportunity

I'm honored to kickstart my acting career with Louis Vuitton, which I've worked with throughout my modeling career.

If I wasn't modelling, I'd probably be an intern somewhere, working for someone who interned the year before me.

I always wanted to be an actor and started modelling for various commercials when I was 16 and when I was in Class XII, got 'Issaq' through auditioning.

It is so common in middle-class families to consider modelling and acting not serious.

For me, modelling has been an advantage because if I hadn't been modelling, I would never have been spotted as an actress. I didn't have any intention of becoming an actress.

Modelling doesn't hold you back in L.A. at all.

I went to a hotel to become a chef and then tried becoming a flight attendant, but no one took me. I then worked in a travel agency and got into advertising and modelling after someone spotted me. So I started doing ads. I did 'Charminar' ad, because of which I got two films.

I can't say that I wanted to be an actress, it just happened along the way. I did not even know that I would be doing modelling but that also just happened.

Working and modelling in New York was definitely a life changing experience for me.

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.

When I came into the industry, I didn't know anyone. I was modelling and I got one opportunity after another. This industry has given me life and my home.

I come from a city where we really didn't have too many role models.

You never know when or where you will find the next new model, but you can bet someone from Ford Models will be looking.

I feel very responsible for young models of colour. They come to me and tell me they're not getting jobs, and I do what I can to speak up for them.

Our children need to see and hear about more black role models in many fields so they can make better choices.

When you have to do all the more crappy jobs before, you appreciate all the good work that comes out of that. There are many girls who immediately have a top model career, and there are lots of models who are doing things that aren't as exciting as doing big campaigns and beautiful magazines.

Some Korean models may be seen in European Fashion Week, but it is hard to find them in New York.

People need role models, and they need to feel that there's this opportunity to learn. They need to have people that will stick up for them. I want to be a part of that.

There are so many male models who are working in high fashion, and they are broke. It's good to be a woman.

I think we have a great opportunity as fighters and athletes to be good role models. I'm by no means perfect, but I think we can try.

I didn't have role models to look up to because there was no access to them.

In my day, there were 20 models in all of India, three of whom were male. One of whom was me.

I've been able to work on shows with amazing role models, amazing actors, incredible female filmmakers.

The Women's Evolution was just starting as I was getting into 'Tough Enough.' I've always had great role models coming in and watching the Becky Lynches and the Charlottes, the Bayleys, the Sashas move that movement and then being able to be part of it.