David Harewood Quotes

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 will be so glad to take the picture and pose and look good for the picture. But when you catch me while I'm looking real sideways and the picture's ugly as hell, I don't want you to have the picture like that!

Red carpet is a little bit scary. It's not about expression. It's about taking a pretty picture in a really weird, awkward way, with so many people watching. It's a glamorous part of the job, but it requires its own kind of courage.

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.

Most actors don't like doing still photo shoots, but I love them. I'm very comfortable, and I enjoy the clothes, looking good, and freezing the moment.

When you're modeling you're actually acting for the camera and the photographer. It's more fun, too because there are no lines to memorize.

I hate the photo shoots. I hate all that stuff.

Tell a story with your eyes when you face the camera - it makes all the difference. My best tip for making skin look good in photographs is to go easy on the make-up. You don't want it to look heavy and mask-like.

I don't know how to pose or anything.

Part of my job is getting dressed up and having my picture taken and the best way of dealing with that is finding a way of enjoying it.

Modelling is very two-dimensional. You really don't have to bare anything.

In the day, I wear mascara and tinted moisturiser - although I've learnt that if I'm getting my photograph taken, it's better to apply more; otherwise, I look really, really tired.

Whatever you do, never do the duck face - that's the worst look for any girl out there. Some girls think that pushing out their lips looks fabulous, but it doesn't.

Pictorial is something that I am not used to. You have to pose, smile, bend your arm, straighten up, look to the left.

I do my own makeup for events and red carpet stuff.

When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with black eyeliner all around the eye, but for someone with my kind of skin tone and hair colour, using brown is actually better than black. I've also learnt from makeup artists how to apply lipstick in the correct way: by starting with the Cupid's bow first and working your way around.

Anyone can look good if you have 500-flash bulbs exploding in your face.

If it was up to me, I would just wear jeans and t-shirts, even to red carpets, but then no one would photograph me, so that would make me very sad. So you know, I've gotta keep up with the rest of the female population and sometimes try a little harder.

Anytime I stepped out on the red carpet in anything pink, I don't know what I was thinking.

As a kid, I always looked up to supermodels, thinking about how amazing they are. I always wanted to be in photos.

People think fashion shows take hours - it's 15 minutes. You walk in, do red carpet, take the pictures, you sit down... and then it's over.

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

Directing seems like a logical progression for me, although I would never put myself in a film of mine. How can you? Putting on make-up while you're trying to concentrate on setting up the next shot? No, no.

Modelling, for me, I find that it's like acting.

The thing that makes me feel the most confident is definitely my smile. I like that my smile and my facial expressions really show what I'm feeling, and my smile is the best way to show that I'm happy.