Alex Pettyfer Quotes

I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'

I went to New York to be a model. That's all I wanted to be.

I didn't really enjoy modeling in Bombay. I floated through it in the hopes that I would get my ticket to the next big thing. There was no real joy that I got out of it, to be really honest.

I want to stay with dancing, because that's what I want to do the rest of my life. I want to be in film and be acting and maybe even modeling a little bit.

I want to continue modeling and do the best that I can with that.

I had 30-something years' experience in modeling, which is rare.

I did a modeling gig for Burberry once, and it was a great experience, but no I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

I started modeling at the age of 14, when I was in Std 9.

A lot of people have the misconception that modeling is a glamourous job, and it can be. But ultimately if you don’t like to stay quiet, and let people tell you what to do, and fuss on you… it may not be the right fit. If you decide it’s something you’re really passionate about though, go for it!

Modeling was another job like some of the other ones I had. Working as a cashier, I delivered newspapers, I worked in a retirement home feeding elderly people. . . so I never stopped and thought about, boy, I'm a successful model.

I thought if I could be a model, or even do commercials and stuff like that for the rest of my life, I’d be happy.

Modeling was something that fell into my lap. It was fun to travel and make money, but it always seemed like a hobby.

I started modeling because I thought it would be a good stepping stone for what I was studying (marketing), but since I started it I never had any intention to fail.

I love doing photo shoots... I mean, if I could just sign with IMG and do ad campaigns and model more, I’d do that... Because that’s fun for me. That’s not work.

I don't think modelling is a career I'm going to pursue.

I only ever wanted to be a model. This acting thing - three years of drama school - is an accident!

Acting wasn't even in my world at all. My oldest sister worked at 'Glamour' magazine and said I should model, but I had no interest.

I was the first child at four at a modeling agency, so I had an advantage.

I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to be a model.

Hopefully I'll get to make another movie, so we'll see. But modeling - all the actresses are taking everything over now, with all the modeling endorsements and magazine covers.

I'd gone to Manhattan to become a model.

To make money in New York, you have to add gigs when starting out, so while I was acting quite a bit, I would do modeling.

If someone has the opportunity to become a model, I would say, 'Do it.'

There are loads of actresses that modelled. They just weren't famous. There weren't a lot that were really known as models that became actresses, but there are hordes of them that did modelling before such as Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore and Geena Davis. There are loads of 'em.

I loved my career as a model, and that evolved into being an actress.