“I slowly began making a few photos with animals over the years, and I liked how people reacted to them. When I would have the animals on set, I'd notice the way the models would interact with them and there was so much true emotion that you rarely see between two human beings.” PeopleWayYearsHumansTwoHuman BeingsAnimalEmotionModelsTrue Emotions Author:Ryan McGinley
“There has never been a painting that was more beautiful than nature. The model does not unfold herself to you, you must rise to her. She should be the inspiration for your painting. No man has ever over-appreciated a human being.” MenShouldHumansDoeInspirationBeautifulNatureHuman BeingsPaintingModelsAppreciated Book:The Art Spirit Source: The Art Spirit
“To see the human condition in the old woman, in the child, in the model on the stand, in that particular human being, and to let the hand trace it, this act of adoration is called, 'drawing from life.” HumansChildrenHandsHuman BeingsConditionsParticularModelsDrawingHuman ConditionAdorationOld Woman Author:Frederick Franck
“We tell each other stories so we can understand the world better and there's catharsis and we understand the models of what a hero could be and what the hero's journey as a human being is all about. But unfortunately, I think sometimes those stories too can be very prohibitive and confining.” ThinkingWorldHumansSometimesStoriesHuman BeingsJourneyHeroModelsCatharsis Author:Chris Pine
“I am not interested in being a role model, or in fulfilling the expectations of others. I know I am of most use to others and to myself by being this unique self: Nature, I have noticed, is not particularly devoted to copies, and human beings needn't be either.” KnowsHumansSelfUseHuman BeingsRolesUniqueModelsExpectationsCopiesRole ModelsDevotedNot InterestedUniquenessFulfillingBeing A Role ModelUnique Self Book:The Same River Twice Source: The Same River Twice
“Because the role-model pressure becomes so insane, the personal and private takes a backseat to whatever it takes to maintain that fame and to maintain that lifestyle, and before you know it you're not a human being anymore.” KnowsHumansHuman BeingsRolesFameModelsPressureLifestyleInsaneRole ModelsWhatever It TakesBackseat Author:Amber Tamblyn
“Human beings look so different from each other, voices are so different, everything about us is so individual, and that's so exciting and juicy and appealing, and we're attached to these things and they're so fascinating and beautiful - I don't just mean model-beautiful, but all the individual forms that people can take.” PeopleHumansLooksMeanDifferentBeautifulFormIndividualVoiceHuman BeingsModelsExcitingFascinatingJuicy Author:Mary Gaitskill
“I make many mistakes. Many mistakes. I'm not a perfect human being. I have to learn from my mistakes. And a lot of the ones I've made have been public. So I always get nervous when people speak about something that sounds like a role model, because I don't know if I've been a great role model myself.” PeopleIfsKnowsHumansHas BeensMadeSpeakSoundHuman BeingsPerfectMistakeRolesModelsNervousRole ModelsMy MistakesLearn From My MistakesGreat Role Models Author:Naomi Campbell