Jerry Hall Quotes
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I was quite nerdy at school. I skipped a year and won a scholarship in chemistry.
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Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!
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The problem with cosmetic surgery is that people who have it can only see how they look in the mirror. They don't realise how weird they look from other angles. I particularly hate the injections that puff out the face, which are hideous.
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All of the Rolling Stones' children are my children's best friends.
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I always talk with models and they always tell me how awful it was growing up being tall and skinny. Then when you're older, you're really glad. I think it's nice to have been through a terrible time and then all of a sudden be so lucky because then you appreciate it.
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Being a parent has been such a wonderful privilege for me. My kids make me laugh and cry, but there are definitely more laughs. They really do give my life meaning.
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It's better not to wear too much jewellery - just a couple of nice things, nothing too rattly - and stick to kitten heels or flats. Women let themselves down with tall heels. I think they're kind of vulgar. I see women sinking into grass at outdoor parties or tiptoeing over gravel at weddings. It's silly. You need to be practical.
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I have done a lot of theater.
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I enjoy life, and I think that's important. Life is so fragile and so fleeting, and it's over in a minute, and you've just got to grab it and do everything and not worry about it.
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To me, it's not the end of the world if I end up not being with someone. I love romance. I love sex. I love men's company, but I don't feel I have to be married. Men are a wonderful part of life, like chocolate. But my life goes on whether they're there or not.
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Fashion is fun, but it's not that important, really, is it? It's important to have other intellectual and creative interests.
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My mother and my sisters - five girls - were crazy about glamour and Hollywood movies. I styled myself on Veronica Lake and Marlene Dietrich.
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I'd always enjoyed acting, but modeling was so time-consuming - and lucrative - that I didn't pursue it.
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I love men's company, but I don't feel I have to be married. Men are a wonderful part of life, like chocolate. But my life goes on whether they're there or not.
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There's nothing like taking Proust to the beach and daydreaming along to it.
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The more flesh you show, the higher up the ladder you go.
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I use a lot of natural products, I get facials, and I drink a lot of detox tea.
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Of course, it's no fun getting old and getting sick and dying; we all know that's coming, and it's a bore.
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I always polish my shoes and clean the bottom of them before I go out. I also wipe my handbags. I keep them in little bags to stop them getting dusty. You have to keep your accessories looking smart and clean.
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Texans have in common with Australians, in that they are quite strong, hardy people.
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You don't want to wear any styles that are too young... I try to still dress glamorously, but not like my daughters.
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The idea of getting old is horrific, but I don't want to make it worse by becoming a grotesque caricature. A lot of people have made that mistake of trying so hard to hang on to their looks that they make themselves look really scary.
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I was 5' 10 when I was 14, skinny and flat, with huge feet, and I never had a boyfriend.
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My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem.