Julianne Nicholson Quotes

Are we changing the idea of what beauty is? Let's hope so. I'm not the typical Hollywood beauty. Let's hope we're looking at the insides of people a little more.

We like that when girls look at us, they don't see perfect little blond-haired, blue-eyed Barbie dolls.

Why can't all different types of women be considered beautiful? Why can't we can't we all be considered possible love interests?

Fashion is quite inclusive and good at embracing different things and different forms of beauty. It's a very liberal industry. You can be yourself. Just not overweight.

My first shoot was on a rooftop in swimsuits with two plus-size models who were curvy and voluptuous and beautiful, and they taught me so much about being beautiful in any shape or size.

When someone thinks of the term, 'pretty girl,' they don't typically think of someone who looks like me.

Fashion hasn't changed enough yet. There's too much a stereotype of beauty.

Beauty is in all shapes and sizes

I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.

We all come in different shapes and sizes, and that's fine by me.

Part of the reason I wanted to model was to push the boundaries and challenge the perceptions of what a beautiful body is supposed to look like. Why should I feel any differently about looking good than anyone else?

Fashion fosters cliches of beauty, but I want to tear them apart.

My visibility may have gotten Hollywood to redefine what's attractive.

You have to be the best of whatever you are, but successful, cool actresses come in all shapes and sizes.

If you see a Renaissance body, this is completely ugly in this time. Everybody has to be skinny. But the Renaissance body with incredible flow of the meat everywhere, it was beauty.

I hope that in some way that I can be some sort of beacon of hope, especially because I am not the typical Hollywood beauty.

I have always been too round to do fashion shows.

Part of what I have to represent is an alternative to this perverted fashion industry concept of what beauty is.

Girls shouldn't be afraid to look messy. They shouldn't have to always fit in with the pretty girls. Our goal as women is not to impress guys.

I think being the conventional beauty is limiting, so I'm glad I'm not that. If I looked different, I wouldn't have the great opportunities I've had.

To me, beauty is inclusion - every size, every color - that's the world I live in.

One cabbie chastened me by saying that the fashion industry was doing harm to young people, who are trying to live up to an unrealistic ideal. It prompted me to make body image and diversity key issues on 'The Business of Fashion.'

It makes me very happy that people's perceptions of what's beautiful and attractive are gradually changing.

It has to be something people prioritize - it should be the number-one priority: representing all types of beauty, all types of shapes and sizes.

I really hope that the traditional sort of girl that people view as an actress changes. There's room for everyone, you know? All of us bring different things to the table. It's nice to show people that you don't have to be one type of personality to do this.