-
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
-
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
-
You are the most important thing in your life. Put yourself at the center of your life.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I share personal things about myself in the context of my interviews and in 'It's Messy' - but that's 20 percent of my life.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I try to make things that are not elitist.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
Pregnancy is a time for women to feel more connected with their bodies, and yet often the opposite occurs.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
Understanding money is part of being independent. You can't be self-sufficient if you're relying on someone else.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
As a photographer, there are times when I have to decide if it's appropriate to invade a moment with my camera.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I go to the Korean spa when the kids go to bed. It's like I turn my brain off.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
While Jane Fonda has no shortage of knowledge to share, I was particularly moved and fascinated by her recovery from bulimia, which she battled with for over 25 years.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I've worked very hard on my self-esteem, and I know my value.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I don't raise my daughter differently than her twin brother, to the point where she only wanted to wear his clothes - sweatpants, baggy T-shirts, and high-tops - for a year straight. She claims it's because she needs to be 'comfortable and functional,' and who can blame her? I would wear a tracksuit seven out of seven days if I could.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
We all want love and to feel safe, wanted, cared for, to like our selves, our bodies, to have families and feel okay in the world.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I have autoimmune disease, thyroid problems, and I've been diagnosed pre-diabetic.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I've grown up around people who love photography, and I think from being photographed for so long, I always wanted to understand how it worked, and I've been fortunate enough to be photographed by some really wonderful photographers, and so I learnt a lot from them, and I always ask them questions.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I am interested in people. I'm interested in telling stories, whether that is behind the camera or in front of the camera.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
It doesn't matter how many people adore you or how skinny, successful, smart, talented, funny, kind, or compassionate you are. None of it matters if you don't see your wonderful self.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
From 12-year-old girls to 70-year-old matriarchs, I know hundreds of women who have some sort of body image issue. This is sad and seriously worrying, but it's true, and it's why I feel some kind of social responsibility to do what I can to show a variety of body types in fashion magazines.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
My kids see feminism in action every day, and leading by imperfect example is how I'm raising them.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I was a workaholic, I had food issues, and I had body issues. I was in a lot of pain. My parents didn't recognise what was going on.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I've wanted to interview Hillary Clinton since I was 15 years old.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
Learning how to have 'healthy' attachments sounds easy, but in fact, for someone like me who had damaged early relationships, it's like learning to be fluent in Chinese.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I don't marry myself to one belief system.
Amanda de Cadenet
-
I will not sell anything ever again that I do not believe in. I'm not willing to do a job for pure financial gain. I've done that, and it wasn't worth it.
Amanda de Cadenet
