Elizabeth Debicki Quotes

I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.

I think when you're a tall girl, you feel a little bit like an outcast. You have to go to the back of the photo. You're taller than all the boys. I know I felt more like an outsider. And then as I got older, I just got used to it. I got like, 'I don't date under 6 feet.' That's my policy.

I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all.

By the time I was 14, I was about six foot. I remember going into auditions, and they'd look at how tall I was and say, 'Well, you're taller than the lead actor, so there's no way we can cast you.'

The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it.

I am this guy who's four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn't constantly address it.

I was told by my agent that a number of big stars won't work with anyone two inches taller than them and most of them are under six feet, so you have to be prepared to have trouble.

There's been one movie star that would not work with me because of my height. I had so many people who had to stand on boxes when they do scenes with me.

I've got 99 problems, and most of them are height-related.

I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.

People who are short, they're often portrayed as the victim.

Tall people have a real advantage in the world.

I'm too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I've been most people's height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the best. You're tall, but you don't have to bend when you go through a door.

I have been stared at my whole life because of my height.

I do have height envy. I'm 5'1 and my sisters are giants so I do have height envy.

I was very short when I was little, so I probably had - and there may be a residue of it now - that Napoleon complex. Wanting to be as big and as powerful as the big guys.

Being short works for me.

In my school days, everyone thought I'm too tall for a Chinese girl.

I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter.

Being a 6-foot-tall tennis player is not great for a girl's social life.

I was always looking at the ground because I was self-conscious about my height. I had big feet, big hands, and all that.

I can't beat guys consistently playing like I'm 5-foot-10.

In the early stages, when I realized I was going to be probably the shortest player on the teams I was on, it was hard. I felt like girls were getting recruited over me strictly because of their height, and it made me self-conscious.

I was a full foot taller than any child my age.

Well, you can't compete with a six foot five man in a wig.