Horror Quote by Toyah Willcox

Growing up, it was difficult to find role models I could relate too. Mass media told me to emulate sexy singers or sexy actresses.…

— Lynsey Dyer

It was hard to be taken seriously being model-turned-actress. I needed to work on my acting chops. There are so few parts available that…

— Amber Valletta

I felt so ashamed of my modeling history when I first got into acting, so I tried to hide that part of my life,…

— Camila Morrone

Just because I look a certain way, I was getting only those roles where I had to look hot and glamorous. And I kept…

— Meera Chopra

There aren't as many roles for people who look like me, and it was always complicated when it came to casting my parents. But…

— Meaghan Rath

Growing up I didn't have curvy role models, mainly because I didn't see enough curvy women represented in major ads.

— Ashley Graham

To me, it's a little odd to ever think 'model into actor.' I modeled once. I was about as far from a decent model…

— Analeigh Tipton

I had the serendipity of modeling during a temporary interlude between Twiggy and Kate Moss, when it was actually okay for women to look…

— Cybill Shepherd

I never really thought about the fact that there weren't female role models, because I had them in my life. The women I knew…

— Linda McMahon

I didn't want everybody to be pretty. I didn't want everybody to be thing. I didn't want everybody to be a size 4. I…

— Bridget Carpenter

I had a very hard time accepting myself as a character actress, because I wanted to be glamorous and a leading lady like everybody…

— Beth Grant

I think the only reason I wanted to do modeling, really, was because I knew I wasn't ready to act; I knew I didn't…

— Dree Hemingway