Ashley Graham Quotes

I am no longer afraid to say anything.

I grew up in a way where I didn't realize there were limitations.I always thought I could speak my mind.

To hang out in a gay bar or put on a sequined halter top makes me feel like a total person.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

I'm not ashamed of who I am.

Be bold, be brave enough to be your true self.

I'm not scared about saying what I think.

There's nothing I'm embarrassed about.

I see no reason to hide who I am or what I look like.

I just am who I am.

People can say I am a terrible role model because I swear all the time or that I fight people. Look, I don't want little girls to have the same ambitions as me. I want them to know that it is O.K. to be ambitious. I want them to know that it is O.K. to say whatever it is that is on their mind.

I'm telling you, there is a lot of power in being unapologetic.

I get to teach my daughter what I've learned. I don't want her to feel she has to be a certain way to impress society. If she wants to spit or go play some ball, I'll be so proud, because that's who I am, and that's a real person.

I'm not embarrassed about who I am. I'm not apologetic.

There's kind of a gift in being gay because, if you come out, you're forced to express yourself.

It's great to play someone who's so unafraid of being who she is.

I wasn't afraid to be who I am. I didn't think anything was wrong with it.

I always say I am myself unapologetically.

Christine was me wanting to break free. I was tired of being prissy and shrinking and apologising all of the time, so I created a character that could be daring for me.

I'm so proud that now you can exist as a gay man and be an Olympian, and it can be beneficial rather than negative. So it's amazing. And I just think I feel so liberated now that I've been out of the closet for a while, and so I'm free in that I just get to be myself, speak freely, act freely, and I think that I am competing confidently.

Generally speaking, the term, 'vanity,' itself can be perceived as negative, superficial and egotistical, but I see it as being unapologetic for celebrating other sides of my artistry.

I am who I am. I'm a cool person, and I don't think I need to sell myself. I'm just going to let the fights keep talking.

As you get older, you become more unapologetic about how you really are, how you feel about things, and you really say it out loud.

I am as I am, and I ain't gonna apologise for it.

Even though I was 34 or 35 or something. I was like, “People can do that? Women can actually just say what they think?” It was an extraordinary experience to do that movie with her because every day was a lesson in how to just be yourself.