Devon Aoki Quotes

Turns out moonlighting as a model is harder than I thought!

Standing out for being short is not actually a good thing as a model and it hasn't been a help.

I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.

And I only do what I do in life, which is model.

In the original script, my character was a basketball player rather than a boxer. I didn't think I could pull that off. I'm a little short to be a basketball player!

It might shock you, but I haven't been to that many fashion shows, and I'd never done a commissioned piece for a fashion house.

I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.

When I went back to modeling, nobody knew how to deal with a 46-year-old model!

On 'America's Next Top Model,' I mentor girls on television. When that TV goes off, I actually mentor other girls in the modeling industry - girls that have not been on 'Top Model,' but who appear in 'Vogue' worldwide.

If I tried to start modeling right now, I wouldn't be a supermodel because it's all about celebrity.

When I modeled, I lived in Europe and worked all the time. I did runway, and that's all I did.

I enjoy doing fashion shows and transforming myself into different looks for photo shoots.

I was always interested in fashion and beauty. I was fifteen when I was scouted in a flea market. Two years later, I arrived in New York. I was in awe because it was like another planet.

I love presentations more than fashion shows. I love speaking to people and walking them through the collection.

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

I don't do 'Image' magazine or high-fashion shows.

I guess you can consider photo shoots modeling, but it's never really interested me. I find it somewhat boring, actually. It wouldn't be something I would do.

I went to a local modeling school when I was about 10 and learned to walk the runway.

I really like walking for brands where I like the clothes, because it's a big part of the whole thing.

While in Paris, I got into modeling - photographers would literally stop me on the street.

It would be a dream come true to model for Louis Vuitton, Balmain, or Celine.

Working with Victoria's Secret, it is very celebrated to have curves.

I always faced obstacles in my career.

Modeling is where my career started, and it's not something that I think I'm ever going to fully say goodbye to.

Modeling is fun, but unless it's runway, it's just not my thing.