Home / Quotes / Quote by Jean Shrimpton

Quote by Jean Shrimpton

“I never liked being photographed. I just happened to be good at it.”

Quote by Jean Shrimpton

Author

Jean Shrimpton, a British model born on November 6, 1942, is one of the most influential models of the 1960s. Renowned for her elegant image and fashion sense, she is considered a landmark figure in the fashion industry. more

You May Also Like

“If I wasn't a model I would have liked to be a gardener. It is still a puzzle to me that I ever became a model. I am an extremely private person and I do not have the temperament for fame. I think I was rather ashamed of this trivial way of earning a living.”

Ifs Thinking Way Persons Stills Fame Models Ashamed Earning Puzzles Temperament Gardener Earning A Living

Author:Jean Shrimpton

“It was great fun becoming famous, but I got tired of it.”

Fun Becoming Tired Becoming Famous

Author:Jean Shrimpton

“A photographer without a magazine behind him is like a farmer without fields.”

Behinds Fields Photography Photographer Magazines Farmers

Author:Norman Parkinson

“I could never bear to be buried with people to whom I had not been introduced.”

People Bears Buried

Author:Norman Parkinson

“Photography to me is an addiction. I get jittery after a couple of days without a camera. Everyone who knows me says I'm happiest when I'm shooting.”

Knows Couple Photography Cameras Addiction Shooting Know Me

Author:Rankin

“Myself, Marion Jones and Michael Johnson all got married on the same day because it was the only point on the athletics' schedule we could fit in. October 3, 1998.”

Fit Married Schedules Johnson October Athletics

Author:Ato Boldon

“The Stroke Association has produced leaflets that set out clearly the health risks associated with stroke that African-Caribbean people face.”

People Faces Risk Association Strokes Caribbean

Author:Linford Christie

“I think it is good for youngsters to see me at 45 still jogging around the track. If me being here gives them a boost then thats great.”

Ifs Thinking Giving Stills Track Boost Youngsters Jogging

Author:Linford Christie

“When you see athletes like me win gold medals, you only see the finished product, you dont see the real effort that the likes of Ron have put into making that product. Without the Ron Roddans of this world, you would have no sport.”

World Real Winning Sports Effort This World Products Gold Athlete Finished Likes Like Me Medal Gold Medals

Author:Linford Christie

“Robert Fox is real good! Enough said!”

Said Real Enough Good Enough Foxes Enough Said

Author:Linford Christie