Quotes By Tyra Banks

I made my living being 20 or 30 pounds heavier than the average model. And that's where I got famous.

I don't go to the cool, trendy restaurants. I go to either the holes in the wall or the super-fancy restaurants where there are no cool people.

I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't seen anything. I don't really care.

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.

I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.

When I am full, I stop eating.

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 years to come.

I have so many goals.

My fingers used to hurt really bad when I played guitar. I stopped because of it.

I was backstage in Paris and saw Cindy Crawford doing House Of Style. I thought, I would love to to be in control of my career.

I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.

A smart model is a good model.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.

You can't model for the rest of your life, so it is important to diversify your career.

I had had an extroverted personality with a lot of friends, but when I lost the weight and grew so tall, I withdrew within myself.

I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.

I want to be like the athletes who seem stuck in time. When you see them at 50, you say they probably can still run like a champ.