Naomi Campbell Quotes

It's been an extraordinary journey. I have learned so much along the way. I entered the modeling industry as a business person already. I always knew I belonged on the other side of the camera.

Modeling for a year taught me a lot. I got very involved in the fashion industry and met a bunch of people who I admired.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.

A career high was when I did a cover for 'W Magazine's July issue with Steven Meisel. So few girls shoot with Meisel in their career, and a lot of people had told me I would never achieve that, so it was a dream come true.

I never expected to be a model. I never expected to be a stylist. Or a designer.

I probably have a hidden issue, because before 'La Misma Luna' in 2007, I hated working with kids. But after that, I learned so much about how to handle a kid that I liked it. And then came 'Instructions Not Included,' and it was like, 'OK, now I think I've got it.' Life just kept bringing me projects with kids.

I've worked really hard in this industry and feel I've learnt a few things along the way.

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.

I actually don't miss modeling and I think the reason why is because of America's Next Top Model.

I'm still a young player - I'm still learning - so all I can try to do is soak up what's around me, and I've got great individuals, great people, to learn from and inspire to be like as well as how I want to play, so I'm grateful to be in the position I'm in and learn from the people I am.

When I think of 'Instagram models,' I say you have to take baby steps. You cannot just walk straight onto the runway.

I had good coaches and mentors. They helped me a lot, and I trusted them when they tapped on my shoulder to move to the next level. And maybe I've been smart enough to always say yes more than no when I've been proposed a new and challenging jobs.

I wouldn't undervalue my year under Pep Guardiola because I think I made a big step forward in that year.

My favorite part of modeling is backstage. Every day you work with different people, and as much as people learn about my story, I get to learn about theirs.

The fact that I have the chance to learn from the names I've been on tour with, I don't think you can ask for any more than that.

Many of the architects I admire have given the best of themselves as they mature. I'm hoping to do the same.

When I first started modeling, I realised I was very different from many of my colleagues, but I welcomed the opportunities my career in fashion offered me and the support from many inspiring individuals in the fashion industry.

Nick Knight was my first big gig as a 'real' model. Prior to and during 'ANTM,' I never actually called myself a model because I always viewed it as a hobby.

I've trained different places with different people my whole career. I'm going to continue to do so. It's always been a journey.

When I started modeling, I didn't feel like I had a big sister to tell me how this industry works.

Business is just like sports: if you're the best in the group that you run in, you're never going to get any better. It's the same thing in business. I surround myself with people who are smarter than me and have more experience than me, and I have gotten a lot of great advice.

I'm good at what I do and still improving as I learn from mentors, founders, partners, friends, family, strangers, my own investors, and the experience itself.

I know my first years sitting on the bench, largely behind Rickey Green, was a great learning tool for me.

You coach your own system for so many years, that's all you ever know. To be able to step inside and see how others do it was very beneficial.

At 16 years old, I was signed to my very first modeling agency. That was my first real introduction to the entertainment industry. It really opened my eyes to a world that was available to me.