Georgia Salpa Quotes

I don't think I was a good model. I think I was born to emote and act. I would walk down the ramp and smile and they used to say, 'Give us a blank look.' It was really difficult not to smile.

I have no interest in being a celebrity. I wouldn't go to anything that I wasn't involved in just for the sake of wearing a nice frock and having my picture taken. That part of the business doesn't make me feel very comfortable.

I love taking advantage of red carpets.

I am fine if I am on a red carpet - I know what to do. You stop and smile and pose for a picture and that's fine.

I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I'm used to making myself look as good as possible.

People love things about Hollywood. People love to see the inside of what's going on.

What is it about actors? God knows I get bored with actors talking about themselves.

I do find it strange, doing magazine shoots. Photographers always go, 'Why don't you like to have your picture taken? That's what you do for a living anyway. Just pretend you're acting. It's the same thing!'

The truth is that to enjoy acting one must be an exhibitionist at heart, one must revel in those exposures of the emotions which would be agonizing to a shy or reserved person. All the great actors have been and are exhibitionists.

The red-carpet thing of premieres and parties is probably my least favourite part of my job.

All that celebrity stuff isn't me. It's just not acting.

On 'America's Top Model,' I've always told my girls to smile with their eyes. We call it 'smizing.' Over the years, it's actually become part of pop culture. I would be walking down the street, and girls would say, 'Smize!'

It's weird doing red carpets; it's uncomfortable. But you can have a sense of humor about it.

We think of stars as celestial beings. And once in a while, they smile at us from the pages of 'People' magazine.

The role of my agent has just been to get me in the room. If I can get in the room - say the character is just a charming man who lives next door - then I'll walk in there and be as charming as I can and they will think to themselves, 'I don't see why we can't cast him.'

I know I'm not much on face value, but when it comes to stage value, I'll deliver for you.

With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you're going to be.

There's nothing I dislike more than being in a photo shoot where they say, 'Be yourself.' That's not why I became an actress. That's what I find so funny: that you become an actor, and all of a sudden, everyone wants to know about you. But I didn't become an actor so I could show you me.

I can sing and dance. I can smile - a lot.

Acting is very similar to modeling.

I do love to have pictures taken and to pose and wear fabulous gowns, so red carpets are a comfort zone.

I get embarrassed on the red carpet at awards ceremonies. The whole celebrity thing is embarrassing.

Whenever I go on the red carpet and I'm a bit nervous, I just say to myself the mantra, 'Come on Barbara, you gotta get those pictures posted on Instagram!' That's all I have in my mind, like, 'Look serious now, maybe give a little smile, but a cheeky one,' but in the end, it's never how it looks.

I like to stay away from that red carpet world unless I absolutely have to do it. I'd rather put on my Tom Ford suit and take a few pictures at home.

I've always thought of modeling as a performance, so I don't mind kind of pretending. I kind of pretend in a lot of my poses that I am a ballerina or a hip-hop dancer or a grunge performer.