Emmanuelle Seigner Quotes

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

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

And so I was doing that and starving and somebody said you should model and I ran when they told me how much money you could make and I did a television commercial the first job.

I was tall and skinny, and at 15, I was approached to model. I figured that models got to travel, and it became my ticket to travel so much so that if an agency could not fly me to another country, I would fly on my cost so that I could see that country and also make some money.

I went to the U.S. to start my modeling career at a very young age. So, venturing into films and handling the pressure isn't a big task.

I started modelling from the age of 16, and within three years, I was bored and decided to shift to films. But I love modelling because it gave me independence.

We have to come into this industry so young, and you have to learn to take it as it is. I was scouted at 14, started modelling at 15, and lived in New York at 16.

I went to work to make money, not because I was bored. It was money that I wanted.

The reality is that most companies are not about any values at all - they are about making money. It is extremely rare for a business to stand for anything because most businesses don't want to alienate potential customers, and if you believe in anything you are going to alienate someone.

When I was 15, I was scouted at the mall by Elite Model Management. I started to go to New York on the bus in high school, which was about four hours door-to-door from my hometown, until I moved to New York and lived in models' apartments all over.

If I was doing something for the money, I'd be quite miserable.

I worked for a charity for a while, but... well, I started acting while I was in high school. I kind of just got lucky enough to live at my parents' house until I was actually making enough money to be somebody's roommate.

When I started modeling, I was young and sort of a bit reckless - I wanted to make money and didn't really care about anything else.

Men are seldom more innocently employed than when they are making money.

When I started out modelling, people kept warning me that I would only last five years.

I don't know why modeling worked for me, because I'm short. But I liked it because it let me buy my own furniture.

My long, blonde hair has been my trademark ever since I started modelling in the Seventies, when I was scouted sunbathing in St Tropez.

Actually, I never work in movies for money. I'm glad when I get well-paid, but it's not always the case - trust me.

I'm just trying to get paid; I'm going to be straight up.

As a fighter, I recognise that the one thing we fight for is prizes. The one thing that motivates us is money. A lot of fighters do come back because of money. The biggest spur they have is financial, and thank God my finances were secure, and I didn't need to come back for that reason.

I've always wanted to model and act. My first break came to me when I was at a parlour to get a haircut. The salon owner asked me if I would model for them.

When I started modeling, I didn't know anything about fashion, but I'd watched the Victoria's Secret show.

I'm going to do what I want, get my money and go home.

I had started modelling and doing ramp shows. Then I signed the 'Kama Sutra' campaign. Overnight I became known as this sexy, hot chick.

I don't play for money. I'm not sure I even can play just for money. Money is great; I can't lie about that.