MARISA BERENSON

I wanted to become a model since I was a kid.

I do think I learned to accept myself through the eyes of others when I was young because I wasn't brought up to think that I was beautiful or told I was beautiful.

A lot of men are very possessive and they want to control you. But as you grow older, you attract people who are on your wavelength and who understand who you are.

I adored my father - I was more attached to him than anyone.

I'm not someone who lives in the past; I find other people live in my past. I live in the present and the future.

I think there are very few people who have a real style, a real personality, and real beauty.

I think I was very shy and introverted when I was younger, and yet, when I got in front of the camera or went out on the town, I was able to go out half-naked and do anything.

I'm a free spirit, so if I am with someone it has to be a man who understands that, and not all men do.

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

I wasn't happy at all as a child. I was very privileged and knew extraordinary people, but I felt very lonely: my mother thought I was extremely difficult and my grandmother was extremely severe.

As I get older, I feel better about myself because I've done a lot of spiritual work on myself and balanced myself out, and so I feel more confident about myself as a person and as a woman.

I'm not someone who lives in the past; I find other people live in my past. I live in the present and the future.

A lot of men are very possessive and they want to control you. But as you grow older, you attract people who are on your wavelength and who understand who you are.

I adored my father - I was more attached to him than anyone.

My ultimate goal is to become a saint.

I do think I learned to accept myself through the eyes of others when I was young because I wasn't brought up to think that I was beautiful or told I was beautiful.

When I get in front of a camera all my fears and my inhibitions just go away. As a model, I feel that I am acting, too, playing different parts and showing different facets of myself.

I'm a free spirit, so if I am with someone it has to be a man who understands that, and not all men do.

I think there are very few people who have a real style, a real personality, and real beauty.

I wanted to become a model since I was a kid.

I think I was very shy and introverted when I was younger, and yet, when I got in front of the camera or went out on the town, I was able to go out half-naked and do anything.

I wasn't happy at all as a child. I was very privileged and knew extraordinary people, but I felt very lonely: my mother thought I was extremely difficult and my grandmother was extremely severe.