Acting Quote by Bar Paly

I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.

— Padma Lakshmi

I did some background work for a movie called 'Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius' in Atlanta and got bit by the bug. That was…

— Matt Lanter

Modeling was another job like some of the other ones I had. Working as a cashier, I delivered newspapers, I worked in a retirement…

— Kathy Ireland

I haven't modelled since I was 12 - that was a one-time thing, and I did it as a kid to make a little…

— Kyle Schmid

I used to be a model, but acting was never on my mind.

— Shaheer Sheikh

The modelling just happened. It was fun, and a good way to earn money.

— Karan Kapoor

I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and…

— Irina Shayk

And then modelling, because it pays you really well and you get to travel, I was forced to get used to the idea of…

— Eoin Macken

I never wanted to be a model. My modelling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I…

— Halle Berry

I went to a modeling agency and said I wanted to be a model. I worked, worked, worked so much while I was studying.

— Monica Bellucci

For acting, classes are a necessity, but for modeling it's really just knowing who you are and knowing how to sell yourself.

— Denise Bidot

I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

— Liya Kebede