Never forget that at the end of the day, as a creative person, your résumé is all you've got.
I've done modeling since I was 18, but it didn't take off until I moved to Los Angeles. Modeling has always been something I've been really good at, and has been something that's helped pay bills.
I will definitely hook up my daughter if she decides to be a model.
At the beginning of the career is important for a designer to present his most representative pieces.
We always had 'Vogue' in our house. But, when I was around 12, my Mom finally took me seriously about modeling and put a stack of magazines in front of me, then told me to study all the poses. The ones I loved the most were in 'Vogue.'
I started my modelling career by sending my pictures to American Apparel and eventually meeting my friend Petra Collins, who started shooting me for magazines around New York. I ended up signing a modelling contract with Wilhelmina Models a couple of years later.
I went to a modeling agency and said I wanted to be a model. I worked, worked, worked so much while I was studying.
When I was a model - and I was all during high school and college - you always wanted to be on the cover of a magazine. That's how your success was judged. The more cover, the better.
Thus, during the winter of 2003 I ventured into a new arena as a professional photographer.
I did a bit of baby modeling. I loved it.
There are things like the importance of having a showreel, a headshot, a cover note, a tailored CV - these are all really important when you are trying out for roles.
I started out like any other model - I didn't use my name as leverage. I went out with a portfolio and pounded the pavement and it was surprising how many people wouldn't see me because I was too short.
My body of work speaks for itself.
My son doesn't really want to model as a career, so I am not worried about him entering into the industry.
We signed up my little girl to a modelling agency. This week she was doing a TV commercial for Aldi. She's done JD, Next, Speedos. She enjoys it.
I've acted my whole life pretty much, but then just got more into modelling.
I've always wanted to model and act. My first break came to me when I was at a parlour to get a haircut. The salon owner asked me if I would model for them.
