“People think modeling's mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to have a lot of input. I know how to wear a dress, whether it should be shot with me standing up or sitting.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayShouldKnow HowShotsSittingStandingDown AndDressesScaredExplanationModelingInputSitting DownMindless Author:Linda Evangelista
“Hair is just one way of expressing ourselves. We express ourselves through how we dress or through tattoos or body art or piercings or cosmetic surgery.” WayArtBodyHairDressesOne WayJust OneTattooSurgeryCosmeticsPiercingsCosmetic SurgeryBody Art Author:Linda Evangelista
“One of my first jobs was in Italy and that's where I saw cocaine for the first time. There was a murder in our group that weekend. I decided then and there that I would never do drugs. I have anxiety attacks, so there's no way I could do them.” WayFirstsJobsSawsGroupsDrugAnxietyFirst TimeDecidedMurderWeekendCocaineAnxiety Attacks Author:Linda Evangelista
“I have this great fear of people - not when I'm on the runway, but backstage. In a room full of people, I really suffer. I sort of go into a tunnel and I feel very removed. I get so tense, I can't swallow, and my heartbeat goes way up. It still happens now, although I'm better at controlling it.” PeopleWayFeelsStillsI CanHappensSufferingRoomsTenseHeartbeatTunnelsRunway Author:Linda Evangelista
“I was having panic attacks. I didn't want to live that way anymore. I was in love and I wanted it to work. I was tired of travelling, tired of the whole scene, just tired. I sat around. I was lazy. I wanted a routine, and I wanted to wake up in the same bed every day, and I got my wish.” WayWantWholeWantedWishSceneBedWake UpTiredSatLazyRoutinePanicMy WishPanic Attacks Author:Linda Evangelista
