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Things are only as important as you make them out to be.
Amanda de Cadenet
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Only when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired do any of us do something different.
Amanda de Cadenet
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At age 14, you are just beginning to work out who you think you are, and being famous is a huge distortion of reality, and it's not healthy for a young person to be considered more special than their peers. So, I would say it hindered my self-esteem but in later years gave me a great perspective that I wouldn't have if I hadn't experienced that.
Amanda de Cadenet
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With the combination of spending a fair amount of time on planes, having twins that go to elementary school, and generally living a lifestyle that is pretty high-stress, I have been known to run myself down quite easily, so I am pretty much a petri dish for germs, colds, and flus.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I could do a show with men; I'd love to do that, but it's women that I know and understand.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I've photographed a lot of my good girlfriends, and it's given me a lot of anxiety because I don't want to let them down.
Amanda de Cadenet
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Glenda Bailey is a woman after my own heart who believes that climbing the career ladder can be overrated, to say the least. After all, why not just go for what you want now?
Amanda de Cadenet
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As women, we're trying to be the best mothers and partners and have careers. We're trying to do so much. It's okay to say to other women, 'How do you do this?' Because I honestly don't know. The more we are honest, the more you realize we're all just trying to figure this out.
Amanda de Cadenet
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Portia de Rossi is a gorgeous woman, and I found it incredibly refreshing to discover that she puts very little stock in her appearance, instead preferring to concentrate on what goodness she can put into the world around her - a choice we can all learn from.
Amanda de Cadenet
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The most beautiful girl in the room not only gets the guy, she lands the job, gets better service at a restaurant, rises through the social ranks before her friends. Doors open for the beautiful woman that may not for a female who is twice as smart but half as beautiful.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I've never interviewed anyone where I set out to try to persuade them to reveal something. Instead, it's about creating a space that allows someone to be authentic without judgment on my part.
Amanda de Cadenet
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My daughter gave me a whole new perspective.
Amanda de Cadenet
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Female friendships have sustained me from my earliest days as a child.
Amanda de Cadenet
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Sitting down with the insightful Gabourey Sidibe was a wonderful experience.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I'd like to interview Rita Ora - I think she's really cool.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I'd personally like to see more 'real bodies' in magazines.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I grew up in front of the camera from an early age. It distorts your perception of who you are. Having a lot of attention at a young age is not healthy.
Amanda de Cadenet
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As a kid, I trained to be an Olympic gymnast. My schedule was rigorous. Four hours a day, Monday through Saturday, I was at the gym. My body was like a boy's, narrow hips, flat-chested, wide shoulders. When I was 12, I badly injured my ankle and was forced to stop training immediately.
Amanda de Cadenet
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Freedom is... not to be bound by my wounds. And to be able to eat cake every day.
Amanda de Cadenet
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When you've worked as hard as I have to form your identity, the last thing you want is to blur where you end and someone else begins.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I went from being able to walk down the street and be ignored to having men whistle at me. I was an insecure young girl, and it felt good to have attention, even though it was inappropriate.
Amanda de Cadenet
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You can lose who you are so easily when you're being so many things to so many different people.
Amanda de Cadenet
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People know what authentic communication feels like, so having someone else handle your social media/commenting doesn't feel honest to me.
Amanda de Cadenet
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I've often contemplated some kind of tummy tuck surgery, but I know this is not the answer.
Amanda de Cadenet
