--- title: "9 Model Quotes By Isabella Rossellini" description: "9 Model quotes by Isabella Rossellini. Plus more from Isabella Rossellini and more Model sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/isabella-rossellini-4426_actress_i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-ev_1164847.png" --- > [I loved my career as a model, and that evolved into being an actress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-evolved-into-being-an-actress/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/isabella-rossellini-4426_actress_i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-ev_1164847.png) > [The problem with middle age, at least when it comes to modeling, is you seldom see a model who is past 27,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/the-problem-with-middle-age-at-least-when-it-comes-to-modeling-is-you/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/isabella-rossellini-4426_age_the-problem-with-middle-age-at-least-whe_2856710.png) > [I'd like this to become my principal activity: to make films about animals. Of course it's always interesting to model, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-d-like-this-to-become-my-principal-activity-to-make-films-about/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/isabella-rossellini-4426_about_i-d-like-this-to-become-my-principal-act_2694857.png) > [I graduated from Academy of Fashion and Costume Design in Rome. At first, I thought I was going to be a costume…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-graduated-from-academy-of-fashion-and-costume-design-in-rome-at/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/isabella-rossellini-4426_academy_i-graduated-from-academy-of-fashion-and_1791094.png) > [I loved modeling. I absolutely loved it. I was so happy to get the cover of 'Vogue' - 23 times. I keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-loved-modeling-i-absolutely-loved-it-i-was-so-happy-to-get-the/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/isabella-rossellini-4426_absolutely_i-loved-modeling-i-absolutely-loved-it-i_2213443.png) > [As I grew older, I worked less as an actor and as a model, and I went back to what I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/as-i-grew-older-i-worked-less-as-an-actor-and-as-a-model-and-i-went/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9f/isabella-rossellini-4426_able_as-i-grew-older-i-worked-less-as-an-acto_1958122.png) > [I don't wear much makeup, except during work. I felt lucky to be chosen to be a model. I used to joke,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-don-t-wear-much-makeup-except-during-work-i-felt-lucky-to-be-chosen/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50b/isabella-rossellini-4426_beauty_i-don-t-wear-much-makeup-except-during-w_1892343.png) > [When I was a teenager, I thought maybe I'll be a filmmaker, making film documentaries. My dream when I was a girl…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/when-i-was-a-teenager-i-thought-maybe-i-ll-be-a-filmmaker-making-film/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bde/isabella-rossellini-4426_became_when-i-was-a-teenager-i-thought-maybe-i_2665524.png) > [Once I realised that my job as a model was to emote in front of the camera, I thought, 'Well now, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/once-i-realised-that-my-job-as-a-model-was-to-emote-in-front-of-the/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/isabella-rossellini-4426_about_once-i-realised-that-my-job-as-a-model-w_1015228.png) ## Other authors on Model ## More by Isabella Rossellini > [Maybe there's some kind of modeling that can be tedious, like catalogue modeling, but there's a kind of modeling, with runways or working with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/maybe-there-s-some-kind-of-modeling-that-can-be-tedious-like/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [There are so many spiders, and their rituals, their mating rituals, their courtship ritual, can be very, very different.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/there-are-so-many-spiders-and-their-rituals-their-mating-rituals/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [I grew up in Italy, and our country is a country of great agriculture and food produce. It wasn't like I was urban and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-grew-up-in-italy-and-our-country-is-a-country-of-great-agriculture/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [You don't do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/you-don-t-do-an-experimental-film-to-become-rich-so-the-people-who/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [One of the great issues in biology is the origin of altruism - of why you would do something for someone else that could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/one-of-the-great-issues-in-biology-is-the-origin-of-altruism-of-why/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [In interviews, the first question I get in America is always: 'What do you do to stay young?' I do nothing. I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/in-interviews-the-first-question-i-get-in-america-is-always-what-do/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [It's nice to go and be a guest on a television sitcom. It pays well; it's easy because generally it's a supporting role, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/it-s-nice-to-go-and-be-a-guest-on-a-television-sitcom-it-pays-well-it/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [I believe in a set of values I cannot live by. ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-believe-in-a-set-of-values-i-cannot-live-by/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/it-took-me-a-long-time-to-be-accepted-as-an-actress-i-think-because/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [Although Dorothy in Blue Velvet was humiliated and hurt by men, basically I could react to how she felt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/although-dorothy-in-blue-velvet-was-humiliated-and-hurt-by-men/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [My films are comical films. They are made to laugh at. They are comical - and scientifically correct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/my-films-are-comical-films-they-are-made-to-laugh-at-they-are-comical/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [My perfume, Manifesto, was based on the scent of basil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/my-perfume-manifesto-was-based-on-the-scent-of-basil/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/but-i-don-t-really-see-myself-as-a-role-model-i-m-not-a-dictator-or/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [It's hard to make a living in any of the arts. When most people think of artists, they think of the stars and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/it-s-hard-to-make-a-living-in-any-of-the-arts-when-most-people-think/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) > [I started modeling at 28. I'm 5-feet-7 1/2 , and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told me: 'It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-started-modeling-at-28-i-m-5-feet-7-1-2-and-i-never-went-on-a-diet/) [Isabella Rossellini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-rossellini/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/model/isabella-rossellini/#itemlist", "name": "9 Model Quotes By Isabella Rossellini", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I loved my career as a model, and that evolved into being an actress.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Isabella Rossellini" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-rossellini/i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-evolved-into-being-an-actress/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/isabella-rossellini-4426_actress_i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-ev_1164847.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/isabella-rossellini-4426_actress_i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-ev_1164847.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/isabella-rossellini-4426_actress_i-loved-my-career-as-a-model-and-that-ev_1164847.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I loved my career as a model, and that evolved into being an actress.” — Isabella Rossellini", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The problem with middle age, at least when it comes to modeling, is you seldom see a model who is past 27, 28. 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