Gigi Hadid Quotes

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

I don't think people were betting on me, but they were giving me a chance. I think I rode a wave there, by being different in appearance than the girls who preceded me.

I don't think for a second that I'm the best at anything, but I know I'm really good at quite a lot of things because I work hard.

The beauty industry is just like the fashion industry - prejudice is ingrained. But with new people coming in with fresh eyes and passion, I definitely am seeing progress.

I was an underdog my whole career, but I knew I had the ability to compete with those guys.

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

Fashion can always be a part of your life no matter what shape or size you are. You don't need to feel like you have to fit into a box because you aren't a certain size that your favorite designer carries.

It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress.

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

And then, as the years went on, I just kept moving along, busting into doors and getting roles, until I started to actually believe that what these other people were saying was true.

I represent a body image that wasn't accepted in high fashion before, and I'm very lucky to be supported by the designers, stylists, and editors that I am: ones that know this is fashion; this is art. It can never stay the same. It's 2015.

I've always believed my success in the entertainment business is an inevitability. You have to believe that; you have to be an optimist.

My parents always told me that nothing was impossible.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

People will tell you that you can't do it, no matter what you are trying to do, so you just have to really keep at it.

Woody Allen is really the ultimate. I love that he believed in himself enough to do what he did. And I have that same feeling - that there's nobody that looks like me in movies, nobody would cast me as a romantic lead, but I want to do it and I feel confident that I can.

The more confident one becomes, the less one needs all people to be the same.

I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I'm pleased to be part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.

I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.

I hope that I inspire women to believe in themselves, no matter where they come from; no matter what education they have; what particular background they originate from.

I'd like to be the role model to teach other people who have Down's syndrome to be actors and actresses and to be themselves and not try to be a big shot.