Freida Pinto Quotes

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

I did a modeling gig once, but I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

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

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.'

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

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.

When I work as a model, it feels like holiday. Doing a shoot is so light in a way that it's really a good break from being a mother or running a charitable organization and other philanthropic projects that I'm really passionate about.

A professional model is like a stuffed owl. These girls are alive.

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

I modeled from the time I was 15 until I was 20.

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

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

When I was a model - and I was all during high school and college - you always wanted to be on the cover of a magazine. That's how your success was judged. The more cover, the better.

I modeled a little bit in Georgia growing up. I did catalogs and different things, but then when I came to L.A., I became a professional model. It sounds kind of crazy, but in L.A. was when I was able to start making a living from modeling.

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

I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it.

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's terrifying to a lot of people. Standing in front of a camera is terrifying. I like a challenge.

I suppose I have stopped modeling officially. I've not done any for a good long while now. I think it was four years ago when my feelings were changing towards the industry. I didn't hate it, but I was yearning to do something different. I was on a gradient. It was a gradual thing.

Modeling is a great job to be in. You travel the world. You stay in one of the most fantastic places in the world. It is not always as glamorous as it looks, it's a lot of hard work, too, but it's a lot of fun at the same time.

I was in Paris, Milan and London from '89 until '91, and I did mostly runway modeling. I know there's so many people out there looking for pictures, but this was way before the age of the Internet, sorry!

I enjoyed working as a model a lot as it let me travel and I got to do some really interesting projects.

I started modeling when I was 13 or 14, I think.