MAUD ADAMS

When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure.

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us.

I thought I was an odd person, and since my hometown had only about 70,000 people in it, I knew I was going to have to leave there and go out and find other odd people.

I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill - we all know that a few films don't mean all that much.

Paul Newman is a sex symbol.

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

Modeling is a great beginning, but it's also a kind of trap if you have any ambition or a mind that needs to be stimulated.

I thought I was an odd person, and since my hometown had only about 70,000 people in it, I knew I was going to have to leave there and go out and find other odd people.

I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill - we all know that a few films don't mean all that much.

Modeling is a great beginning, but it's also a kind of trap if you have any ambition or a mind that needs to be stimulated.

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation becomes too important.

Paul Newman is a sex symbol.

I never really wanted to be a model. But when the opportunity came, I grabbed it.

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts.

When I was about 15... I made my first attempt as a leading lady, and was, of course, a complete failure.

Sometimes it seems that we are successful only because we have not tried hard enough for our best. We do the hard thing, and one day we succeed, and many things are made plain to us.

If I have smashed the traditions, it was because I knew no traditions.