Andrej Pejic Quotes

I used to cry myself to sleep wishing I was ugly because of the way men leered at and disrespected me.

When women wear jeans people are tempted to pay attention to what is beyond it thus forcing them to do undesirable things.

Violence against women is real and something I feel passionately about, and the gateway to all that is wolf whistling. It's allowing a man to impose his will on a woman who is just trying to walk down the street and live her life. It's all about unwanted versus wanted attention, and, of course, there's a fine line.

Girls are telling me to take my shirt off. It's like, 'Hello! I'm a person, too!'

Sometimes women feel uncomfortable when men stare at them when they try on shoes.

In many ways, when you're young and sexy, it's very annoying to be whistled at and to have someone always trying to attract your attention, but now when it happens I find myself registering the fact almost warmly.

Guys always follow me into the bathroom and ask for pictures and stuff.

I haven't faced harassment in terms of work, but I think every girl in India has gone through some or the other awkward moment in public where she was eve-teased or touched inappropriately.

I hate people who 'gaze rape' me.

We get these overzealous young men and their girlfriends. It's happened occasionally where one of them will lean up against the front of the stage and the guy is behind her, and it starts off as just dancing and then it gets into something more.

Men are much more agressive with their advances.

Men, all men, were always trying to get hold of me, you know.

I loved Catholic school. I didn't like being beeped at by old pervs at the gas station because I was wearing a plaid skirt, though. It's like, do you think I'm going to stop and give you my phone number?

I was lusted after walking down the streets of New York.

I used to love it when I walked down the street and construction workers would whistle.

Most men would love to be stared at by women. Don't doubt me on this. And my guess is that most women are actually intrigued by it and have developed techniques and skills for dealing with it. Don't doubt me.

Men are even afraid to say, 'You look nice,' or, 'You look pretty,' when you come out of hair and makeup to walk on set. And before, men would constantly - producers would constantly say things, but that's kind of a way that they would butter the actresses up and make them feel secure.

Non-consensual, sexual advances are not the same as flirtatious comments from a creepy dude. The degree of harassment matters.

Why do women have to face comments like, 'You are wearing short clothes; you are alluring and inviting men?'

In our industry, everything is taken lightly. Guys say so many things, and if you react to them, they go, like,'We are kidding.' Things like 'You are looking hot sexy' are common.

Good lord woman. If i had tits like yours I'd own half the world by now.

I went from being just a kid to all of a sudden not being able to walk a block without a man waggling his tongue through his fingers, which is disgusting. I mean, I was 13 and suddenly I'm trying to see myself through the eyes of men, trying to figure out why I'm getting this reaction from them versus just being able to walk through the world whole.

Yes, Bill Clinton is a big flirt.

I can honestly, and proudly, say that I never was on the casting couch. Oh, of course there have been advances from certain men in the movie industry, but nothing overwhelming.

I used to think that the worst form of discrimination for women was being hit on or hearing something disparaging. What's even more challenging for young women is a very senior male who will take an interest in you, who see themselves as father figures or mentors.