Gloria Vanderbilt Quotes

I never thought of myself as either a woman or a man. I thought of myself as a person who was born to a writer, who was doomed to be a writer.

I'm a writer first and a woman after.

When I became CEO, I just didn't think about my age too much. I'm sure many people did think that my age mattered, but I didn't. That was probably because of my age.

Objectivity is almost a choice you make. As a burlesque performer, I didn't choose to be objectified.

Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.

It's funny, because I don't think of myself as a novelist. I think of myself as a writer.

I am not a prisoner of my sexuality like men younger than myself although I write about being a prisoner.

I would say I'm pretty well at ease with my sexuality, but I'm an individual before I am a female.

I suppose if I wanted to be the girl next door, I could have been. I think America is confused by someone who appears to be sexual and spiritual at the same time.

I've always looked old for my age.

My friends would howl if I claimed I was androgynous - I'm not tall enough!

I have a friend who, if she has a bad hair day, it affects her whole mood because it is part of her sexuality, her confidence. I don't have that problem any more.

I wanted to be Carrie Vaughn the awesome writer, not the chick who writes the 'Kitty' books.

I don't feel like my films are about gender; they are about identity - but a different slant on identity.

I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.

I'm happy that I'm finally getting some lines in my face. I always looked too young for the kind of roles I wanted. It was constraining. My face didn't fit my innards until I reached 40.

I can have an androgynous quality.

I'm 77. The only reason I'm ever shy about it is that people tend to think of you in terms of what they think that age is. I certainly don't feel any different than I did when I was 35, and my energy seems to be more than it was then.

I'm very proud of 'Gavin and Stacey,' but I think I have to write something else even to start to consider myself a writer. Just because you do something once, it doesn't mean that's who you are. I played football last night; it doesn't mean I'm a footballer.

I don't want to be a fusty old lady writer.

I believe that anything can be for men or women. I mean, I've worn a lace dress before!

I was always into very androgynous things. Guys, girls... I'm into androgyny in general.

I don't think of myself as statically a girl.

If you take it as a compliment that you don't look your age, then you're really shooting yourself in the foot.

You could almost say I'm someone who doesn't practice age.