--- title: "21 Want Quotes By Tyra Banks" description: "21 Want quotes by Tyra Banks. Plus more from Tyra Banks and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/tyra-banks-1220_commercial_i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a_2352694.png" --- > [I used to want to write commercials as a kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a-kid/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/tyra-banks-1220_commercial_i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a_2352694.png) > [I really want to leave something behind that means something when I'm no longer here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-really-want-to-leave-something-behind-that-means-something-when-i-m/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/tyra-banks-1220_behind_i-really-want-to-leave-something-behind_2299303.png) > [I think every woman would want to do something about their cellulite!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-think-every-woman-would-want-to-do-something-about-their-cellulite/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/tyra-banks-1220_about_i-think-every-woman-would-want-to-do-som_1802149.png) > [I just want you to be yourself. Be a bigger yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-just-want-you-to-be-yourself-be-a-bigger-yourself/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e21/tyra-banks-1220_being-yourself_i-just-want-you-to-be-yourself-be-a-bigg_2332388.png) > [I don't think cellulite is great - that's not a flaw that I want in a photo by any means! I retouch…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-don-t-think-cellulite-is-great-that-s-not-a-flaw-that-i-want-in-a/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/tyra-banks-1220_any_i-don-t-think-cellulite-is-great-that-s_397253.png) > [I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-love-food-and-feel-that-it-is-something-that-should-be-enjoyed-i/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a5/tyra-banks-1220_enjoyed_i-love-food-and-feel-that-it-is-somethin_946843.png) > [Sometimes I'll use four or five different photo apps on one photo just to get it where I want it to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/sometimes-i-ll-use-four-or-five-different-photo-apps-on-one-photo/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/tyra-banks-1220_different_sometimes-i-ll-use-four-or-five-differen_692843.png) > [I don't want to use the term 'plus-size,' because, to me, what the hell is that? It just doesn't have a positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-don-t-want-to-use-the-term-plus-size-because-to-me-what-the-hell-is/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bcd/tyra-banks-1220_because_i-don-t-want-to-use-the-term-plus-size-b_1614046.png) > [Hotness to me is scary. I don't want to be hot. I just want to be a staple. I want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/hotness-to-me-is-scary-i-don-t-want-to-be-hot-i-just-want-to-be-a/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/tyra-banks-1220_business-growth_hotness-to-me-is-scary-i-don-t-want-to-b_962276.png) > [Well, I don't think of myself as a diva. I'm too dorky! Look at my shoes. (Points to the aforementioned sneakers.) I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/well-i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-diva-i-m-too-dorky-look-at-my-shoes/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/tyra-banks-1220_dorky_well-i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-diva-i_2566986.png) > [The one thing I like about being a celebrity more than anything is being able to get into any restaurant I want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/the-one-thing-i-like-about-being-a-celebrity-more-than-anything-is/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/163/tyra-banks-1220_able_the-one-thing-i-like-about-being-a-celeb_3090179.png) > [I love all kinds of bread. Whenever I crave junk food, I want salty things like peanuts or potato chips.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-love-all-kinds-of-bread-whenever-i-crave-junk-food-i-want-salty/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8e/tyra-banks-1220_bread_i-love-all-kinds-of-bread-whenever-i-cra_240011.png) > [I don't like the label 'plus-size' -- I call it 'fiercely real.' On 'Top Model,' we call it fiercely real. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-don-t-like-the-label-plus-size-i-call-it-fiercely-real-on-top-model/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/tyra-banks-1220_connotation_i-don-t-like-the-label-plus-size-i-call_2867034.png) > [I think a lot of business students chase money and then they burn out. They have early retirements, not because they want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-think-a-lot-of-business-students-chase-money-and-then-they-burn-out/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a4/tyra-banks-1220_burn-out_i-think-a-lot-of-business-students-chase_2355659.png) > [It's not like I want to hop on a bandwagon, because I said it 15 years ago - bringing a child into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/it-s-not-like-i-want-to-hop-on-a-bandwagon-because-i-said-it-15-years/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/tyra-banks-1220_baby_it-s-not-like-i-want-to-hop-on-a-bandwag_303079.png) > [I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-m-trying-to-build-a-strong-business-i-want-to-create-new-stars-new/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d67/tyra-banks-1220_audience_i-m-trying-to-build-a-strong-business-i_1939023.png) > [I don't want to have to put on that "thing" - I call it "the thing" when I have to do my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-don-t-want-to-have-to-put-on-that-thing-i-call-it-the-thing-when-i/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/tyra-banks-1220_chips_i-don-t-want-to-have-to-put-on-that-thin_2417342.png) > [I'm not just retiring from the runway, I'm retiring from all modeling. God, I love saying that! When I was 18, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-m-not-just-retiring-from-the-runway-i-m-retiring-from-all-modeling/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/616/tyra-banks-1220_athlete_i-m-not-just-retiring-from-the-runway-i_2176611.jpg) > [It's kind of embarrassing, but in my early 20s, I used to want to be a princess. But I didn't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/it-s-kind-of-embarrassing-but-in-my-early-20s-i-used-to-want-to-be-a/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/264/tyra-banks-1220_early_it-s-kind-of-embarrassing-but-in-my-earl_1797443.png) > [I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-want-to-be-like-the-athletes-who-seem-stuck-in-time-when-you-see/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/tyra-banks-1220_athlete_i-want-to-be-like-the-athletes-who-seem_2522566.png) > [I used to say in interviews that I don't necessarily want to be the first black woman or first model to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-used-to-say-in-interviews-that-i-don-t-necessarily-want-to-be-the/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2c/tyra-banks-1220_be-the-first_i-used-to-say-in-interviews-that-i-don-t_1033989.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## More by Tyra Banks > [I have a lot of success and make a good living, but after while, you start going 'Why? Why are you doing all this?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-have-a-lot-of-success-and-make-a-good-living-but-after-while-you/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I would love for models to be protected by a guild.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-would-love-for-models-to-be-protected-by-a-guild/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/black-women-don-t-have-the-same-body-image-problems-as-white-women/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they're not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-would-not-recommend-a-teen-getting-into-modeling-if-they-re-not/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I look up to Walt Disney and what he has done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-look-up-to-walt-disney-and-what-he-has-done/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I actually studied with The Groundlings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-actually-studied-with-the-groundlings/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I became a victim of mean girls. I became the victim of myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-became-a-victim-of-mean-girls-i-became-the-victim-of-myself/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [Beauty's easy. Modeling is not just about being pretty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/beauty-s-easy-modeling-is-not-just-about-being-pretty/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I close my eyes while driving and just sing along. I always open them again in time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-close-my-eyes-while-driving-and-just-sing-along-i-always-open-them/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [People always ask me if I'm going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/people-always-ask-me-if-i-m-going-to-stop-modeling-because-i-have/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-ve-made-millions-of-dollars-with-the-body-i-have-so-where-s-the/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > ['Vogue' has the power to make and break - whether it's fashion trends, designers, models, and yes, even industry practices.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/vogue-has-the-power-to-make-and-break-whether-it-s-fashion-trends/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I actually don't miss modeling and I think the reason why is because of America's Next Top Model.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-actually-don-t-miss-modeling-and-i-think-the-reason-why-is-because/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [A while ago I said that, 'You know, I like a guy - he doesn't have to be all rich and famous - he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/a-while-ago-i-said-that-you-know-i-like-a-guy-he-doesn-t-have-to-be/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) > [I have a poverty demon. I'll ask my accountant if I can afford something, and he'll say, 'What are you talking about?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-have-a-poverty-demon-i-ll-ask-my-accountant-if-i-can-afford/) [Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/want/tyra-banks/#itemlist", "name": "21 Want Quotes By Tyra Banks", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to want to write commercials as a kid.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyra Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a-kid/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/tyra-banks-1220_commercial_i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a_2352694.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/tyra-banks-1220_commercial_i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a_2352694.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64a/tyra-banks-1220_commercial_i-used-to-want-to-write-commercials-as-a_2352694.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I used to want to write commercials as a kid.” — Tyra Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I really want to leave something behind that means something when I'm no longer here.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyra Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-really-want-to-leave-something-behind-that-means-something-when-i-m/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/tyra-banks-1220_behind_i-really-want-to-leave-something-behind_2299303.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/tyra-banks-1220_behind_i-really-want-to-leave-something-behind_2299303.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad5/tyra-banks-1220_behind_i-really-want-to-leave-something-behind_2299303.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I really want to leave something behind that means something when I'm no longer here.” — Tyra Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think every woman would want to do something about their cellulite!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyra Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-think-every-woman-would-want-to-do-something-about-their-cellulite/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/tyra-banks-1220_about_i-think-every-woman-would-want-to-do-som_1802149.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/tyra-banks-1220_about_i-think-every-woman-would-want-to-do-som_1802149.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa7/tyra-banks-1220_about_i-think-every-woman-would-want-to-do-som_1802149.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think every woman would want to do something about their cellulite!” — Tyra Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just want you to be yourself. 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