Quotes By Brooke Shields

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.

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.

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'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.

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

I could never, ever have an abortion.

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.

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.

I hope this will help new moms not feel alone or desperate, and that there is no shame in their feelings. PPD is out of their control, but the treatment and healing process is not.

The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn't happen.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

At Princeton I gained a great deal of pleasure from success in my classes. knowing that I could accomplish those things, and I realized that my success was directly proportionate to the work I put in.

Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I've ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience.

I've never been naturally fashion conscious. I'm the kind of person who sees a whole outfit in a magazine, runs out and buys it but looks like a clown.

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

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