Quotes By Brooke Shields

We live in New York. To be able to have a steady job and take your kids to school, and be around and work hard, is the perfect life.

Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.

Modeling is the world that I feel most welcome in.

The thing I'm the most proud of in my personal life is that my daughter actually thinks that I'm fabulous.

I am a city girl I think, at heart.

Have faith in your own thoughts.

I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.

I'm just starting to realize the type of work that I want to do. Not everyone can fit into the sitcom world because it's so fast-paced, but it feels comfortable to me.

My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.

People think of me as a mannequin, all show and no substance.

What does good in bed mean to me? When I'm sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup - that's good in bed.

My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander's and Bloomingdale's.

The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms.

I don't ever feel like I have it all together.

I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned.

I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn't challenge my family life.

Don't waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

I suffered from post-natal depression after Rowan was born. I had a healthy, beautiful baby girl and I couldn't look at her. I couldn't hold her, smile at her. All I wanted was to disappear and die.

'Suddenly Susan' is my life.

I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.

My father's death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.

The most rewarding thing is being on Broadway. I went into Cabaret as a replacement and was really challenged beyond anything I could have imagined.

I have always liked lionesses. Female lions have always seemed like the best. They were really strong and took care of their babies and are beautiful.

Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me.

Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.

Too many people use abortion as a form of birth control. And that's very wrong. I could never, ever have an abortion.

I'm a hands-on mum and I'm lucky to be able to be that. I can remember the things my mum used to do with me and that time together is so important.

Eight shows a week is daunting, and it can be terrifying. But it just instills such a sense of confidence and growth.

You don't necessarily have to be in misery to be talented.