SASHA PIVOVAROVA

As a child, I always thought about big screen and even played in a amateur theatrical studio.

My beauty secret is really three secrets: get eight hours of sleep, eat natural/organic food, and exercise regularly.

My favorite places in Moscow are the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art - it has a wonderful collection of Impressionists - the Justo club, and Sandyni Bath, which is the oldest bath house in Moscow.

My wardrobe is really colorful, and since hats are my favorite accessory, I have a big collection of them.

My favorite area in Brooklyn is Williamsburg.

I love to do kung fu - it gives me energy.

I just walk how I walk. But I am also really inspired by the physical drama in silent films from the beginning of the 20th century - it's ice cold and unreachable, like the stare of a sniper! I guess this look is something new that I brought into the world of fashion: a dark and dramatic, 19th century Russian literature and drama inspired look.

Pampering my skin with moisturiser is very important, but so is drawing. I like sport, but I have to be really interested in it.

I have learned to be as strong and confident as the women I represent in photographs.

My personal style is very eclectic. I like graphic shapes and multiple layers.

It feels really strange when I walk by newsstands and I don't see any magazines with me in it!

I am not afraid to experiment - sometimes going beyond what is traditionally beautiful is what makes a great picture.

I don't use a hairdryer when it's not necessary; I try to look after my fragile hair.

If I knew the joy a child brings, I'd have become a mom earlier.

I have these large pieces of recycled brown paper stretched on my apartment wall and when I am not doing anything fashion-related, I'm drawing on it, playing with colour spectrums.

I would do more film roles if I am invited.

I like to look after my body and my mind at the same time.

I pay a lot of attention to composition in my art, and I will often shift myself or change a pose according to the golden triangle rule of photography composition.

Fashion shoots put an enormous strain on my skin and hair. So when I'm away from the cameras, I don't wear make-up, and I moisturise my skin with Aquasource by Biotherm.

As much as I love to portray a character, I also love portraying a more natural, elegant persona - particularly when I get to enjoy the sunshine in comfy, elegant clothes.

Creative process gives me the most freedom because I can do anything I want on a piece of blank media.

For Russian food, I like the Zhiguli restaurant.

I never thought my first role in a film would be a grandmother.

When I am not working as a model, I spend time with my family or working on my art projects in my studio.

In Russia, we have proverb: Only bad soldiers don't want to be general.