CLAUDIA SCHIFFER

For me, football always meant that we came together as a family and, in the summer we played football outside.

I've never hidden the fact that I used to be shy, even when I was 30. However, I might have been self-conscious on the inside, but I was never inhibited about my body.

Nobody has time to keep trying on a load of things in the morning like a teenager.

I'm amazed when I see mothers wearing high heels. If your kids run off you can't run after them.

It's very difficult today for girls to become supermodels. There is a lot more competition, a lot of countries in the East have opened up so there are many more models than there were in the Nineties. Now they have to compete with famous actresses but also with, say, reality stars to be on the magazine covers.

Of course there are some models who are not good, but it has been proven that some models can act. Look at Kim Basinger, Sharon Stone or Andie MacDowell, who were all models - they are really fantastic actresses.

I design for myself and the first question I ask is, 'Would I wear it?'

The stadium here in Munich is the best of the lot for me. It is absolutely fantastic, especially the way it lights up a different colour according to who is playing. It's superb.

I always wanted to be less tall. When I was at school I was the same height as all of my girlfriends and then suddenly I was turning 12 and almost overnight I got really tall.

This is not a change of career for me. Just an expansion of it. I have contracts and obligations and business partners who are counting on me. And I would only want to do another movie if it's as good as this one.

Quentin Tarantino asked me to work with him but there is no way I am going to do that while Matthew Vaughn is working in film.

All of my friends are my age and we are all ageing at the same time. We talk about it and moan, but it doesn't bother me.

I want to give people easy things to wear.

My passion is my family and the world of fashion.

I am very conservative. I don't invest in anything that is risky. If someone comes to me with a project idea, I let them risk their money, not mine.

Everything has to be perfect in my business. Because when there is a mistake I am the one who is responsible.

I've never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it.

But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It's not fair, and I wish it would change.

I have a really basic uniform: in winter, black tights and any old dress that I can throw on. In summer, high-waisted jeans and this shirt, or that shirt, and a cashmere cardigan just in case.

I have always loved cashmere and knitwear is the first thing I'm drawn to when shopping - even if I don't need any.

A lot of people say I am serious, but I don't think I am.

I love movies, I've always been interested in them, but I wanted to wait for the right time to start acting.

I've learned a tremendous amount over the years by watching designers work. I now have a good understanding of what sits well on the body, not to mention the importance of a great cut and quality.

I wanted to start with a very small role, to get my feet wet. I'm sure I'm not as good or as experienced as other actresses, but everybody has to start somewhere.

I know one day I'll be considered too old.