Gisele Bundchen's Quotes
Born: 1980-07-20
Profession: Model
Nation: Brazilian
Biography of Gisele Bundchen
I'm not afraid of working hard at anything, whatever it is. I just always want to be the best that I can.
Tags: Best, Hard, WorkingI'm not an actress, you know. I don't know what's going on. And I'm supposed to be the villain.
Tags: Actress, Supposed, VillainI'm one of these people that likes adrenaline and new things, like extreme sports. It makes me feel alive.
Tags: Alive, Makes, SportsI'm very interested in charities. I help a lot of different charities.
Tags: Charities, Help, InterestedIf you are happy, you can give happiness. If you don't love yourself and if you are unhappy with yourself, you can't give anything else but that.
Tags: Happiness, Happy, LoveIf you have your wife, and you are proud of something she's done, wouldn't you go and support her in something? That is what I was trying to do.
Tags: Done, Trying, WifePeople have a perception of me because of Victoria's Secret that I'm sexy, but I'm not a sexy girl. I'm very tomboyish.
Tags: Girl, Secret, SexyPeople think if you look after yourself you're being selfish, you know.
Tags: After, Selfish, YourselfThere should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers should breastfeed their babies for six months.
Tags: Law, Mothers, OpinionThere's a button that goes On and I'm On. And when I go On, there is almost no me; there is just a character who is doing all this.
Tags: Almost, Character, GoesThis is exactly how I would describe my work: 'I get there, I put on the clothes, I leave it on the hanger, and I go home.' And that's what I do.
Tags: Home, Put, WorkTo be a mother is a magical experience. The whole body is transformed by this.
Tags: Experience, Mother, WholeWhen I'm weak, you can be strong; when I'm strong, you can be weak. That's what I believe marriage is.
Tags: Marriage, Strong, WeakI don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life.
Tags: Cause, Life, UnderstandIt was my first scene. My first day. We could have started with me drinking a beer, something a little less than having Barbies touching each other. But they started with that.
Tags: Beer, Less, StartedI believe in taking chances and living your life. Sometimes doors open and others close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging.
Tags: Life, Living, OthersI believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake, and it can also be the most challenging. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.
Tags: Best, Life, SingleI did kung fu up until two weeks before Benjamin was born, and yoga three days a week. I think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals. I was mindful about what I ate, and I gained only 30 pounds.
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I don't like Paris so much, and it's only eight shows. I mean, don't tell them that, of course. But everyone always thinks they're so important. And I'm sure they are. But to me, my happiness is more important.
Tags: Happiness, Mean, TellI feel privileged to be a U.N. ambassador. It gives me an opportunity to use my voice to help raise awareness about important social and environmental issues.
Tags: Help, Social, VoiceI felt like my pregnancy was a sacred moment for me. I stayed in Boston and I didn't work apart from the contracts I have, and then I only let them use my face.
Tags: Face, Moment, WorkI have a lot of fruit trees and my own little vegetable garden and chickens. And every time I eat, I bless my food; I say I'm grateful for for it and let it nourish every part of my body.
Tags: Food, Grateful, TimeI never really thought about being an actress or being anything like that. I was always a bit scared as well because of the thing about models becoming an actress and all that.
Tags: Bit, Scared, ThoughtI think it's better when you're natural, when you just do whatever you want, instead of doing classes where I see all these other people holding back because they've been trained with certain skills or techniques. I'm like, whatever.
Tags: Natural, Skills, WhateverI think it's great for my boys to have a girl in the house, just to understand at least a little bit about what makes a woman tick - not that I can certainly figure that out, because I can't.
Tags: Girl, Great, WomanI think people have a different image of me because, you know, they portray me with the idea that models are stupid and dumb; like, 'She can just be a model because she can just be a model - she's dumb and she can't do anything else.'
Tags: Else, Idea, StupidI was in the fashion shows in Milan; I was seventeen, I was doing like 100 shows. People were asking, 'How does it feel to be the model of the moment?' It was hard for me to answer as myself. I barely spoke English.
Tags: Fashion, Hard, MomentI'll never forget the day when a woman came up to me and said, 'No, you could never be on a magazine cover. Your face features don't work; your eyes are small, you have a small face but a big nose.' I was only 14 and I had never noticed any of that stuff, you know?
Tags: Forget, Woman, WorkI've always been in serious relationships. I meet someone and date him for a long period. I don't sit there thinking, like, 'I wonder if I can seduce that guy.' I have other things in my mind.
Tags: Mind, Someone, ThinkingI've been doing my job for a long time and I never really thought about being an actress or being anything like that. I was always a bit scared as well because of the thing about models becoming an actress and all that. I just never really took it seriously.
Tags: Job, Thought, TimeIf I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.
Tags: Best, Friend, WifeIf you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up the area, but you only want to do it if the shadow is really dark. Otherwise, light pencil makes your eyes look too far apart, like a fish.
Tags: Dark, Eyes, LightIt was like two different photographers, and shot in three different locations and it was really fun to do. There were 12 beautiful girls in it. It was great.
Tags: Beautiful, Fun, GreatMy son is so fortunate, you know. He's always going to have food. Yes, my children are going to be privileged, but that's why it's so important for them to see different realities and to travel, and they do already.
Tags: Children, Food, TravelMy two grandmothers both died of cancer, so I understand how painful and difficult this disease is on the entire family. My first grandmother passed away from bone cancer when I was about 10. It was really horrible. I remember the whole process like it was yesterday.
Tags: Family, Remember, UnderstandSome people start modeling because they want to be models and they want the parties and the recognition, and then there are people like me. I come from a simple family, and for me getting into modeling was a chance to make money and create a business.
Tags: Business, Family, MoneyThis is our world and we need the same things to survive. If I'm making my life better and the circumstances of your life worse, that's terrible because in the end it will affect me, too.
Tags: End, Life, MakingWhen I came to New York and I opened the window of the thirty-fifth-floor apartment, there's light pollution and fog, and I couldn't see my star. So I drew it on my wrist with a pen, but it kept washing away. Then I went to a tattoo parlor on Second Avenue and had it done.
Tags: Away, Done, LightWhen I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go!
Tags: Deep, Focus, GoalWhen I was a teenager, I had pimples - oh, God, every time someone looked at my face I thought they were looking at my pimples. I put mud on my face to dry them out, and it worked.
Tags: God, Someone, TimeWhen you come from a big family, you see that, growing up, you're learning how to share. Your sisters have got your back; you're not alone in this - 'We all support you!' Your family provides that; it gives you a sense of safety, and it's a very grounding feeling.
Tags: Alone, Family, LearningYou know, everyone says, 'Modeling and acting are so similar'... they say, 'It's so natural for models to become actresses because they use the camera.' I don't think of it in that way.
Tags: Acting, Become, EveryoneThe more you trust your intuition, the more empowered you become, the stronger you become, and the happier you become.
Tags: Become, Intuition, TrustI feel grateful because I have a lot of love in my life. I found the person I'm sharing my life with. I have a good man.
Tags: Good, Life, LoveI believe in feeling connected. Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds. But there is a great feeling that happens, that is telling you, I don't want to leave this room!
Tags: Feeling, Great, LoveThere is good in everything; it's just how you choose to look at it. Everything that's worth it has a price. For me to be a model - I had to leave my family. Do you think I liked that? No! There are sacrifices. Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.
Tags: Family, Good, LifeBrazil has its own fashion identity. Many very talented Brazilian designers show every season at Sao Paulo and Rio fashion weeks.
Tags: Fashion, Season, ShowChristmas and the holidays are the season of giving. It's a time when people are more kind and open-hearted.
Tags: Giving, TimeEveryone has an hour in their day to go and do something for somebody else; I don't care how busy they are.
Tags: Busy, Care, ElseI am a huge fan of big cotton underpants; they're comfortable. I wear them every day.
Tags: Big, Fan, WearI am not the first person to give birth naturally. Billions of other women have come before me and have done this - so why can't I do it?
Tags: Done, Give, WomenI don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people.
Tags: Intimate, Parties, PreferI feel like when people judge me they're not judging me, because they don't know who I am.
Tags: Judge, JudgingI love outdoor sports, like volleyball, and I play them whenever I can.
Tags: Love, Sports, WheneverI love that feeling of, you know, we are women, we are so different, our imperfections are what make us unique and beautiful.
Tags: Beautiful, Love, WomenI think a lot of people get pregnant and decide they can turn into garbage disposals.
Tags: Decide, Pregnant, TurnI think sometimes you have high expectations for people because you have high expectations for yourself.
Tags: High, Sometimes, YourselfI want to get a farm where I am going to live for the rest of my life. I like the idea of a secluded place.
Tags: Idea, Life, PlaceI'm a very private person. I like staying home and doing my stuff. I hate people invading on my privacy. I hate talking about my private life.
Tags: Hate, Home, LifeI'm a woman trying to balance family, work and friends like so many others out there.
Tags: Family, Woman, WorkI'm a workaholic. I've been doing my job for a long time.
Tags: Job, Time, Workaholic