Carolyn Murphy Quotes

I was the first child at four at a modeling agency, so I had an advantage.

I was scouted at a Cure concert. A model scout approached me there and asked me if I modeled, and I thought that was ludicrous.

I had 30-something years' experience in modeling, which is rare.

If someone has the opportunity to become a model, I would say, 'Do it.'

Modeling was something I wanted to try from a really young age.

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

I've done modeling since I was 18, but it didn't take off until I moved to Los Angeles. Modeling has always been something I've been really good at, and has been something that's helped pay bills.

My son doesn't really want to model as a career, so I am not worried about him entering into the industry.

You never know when or where you will find the next new model, but you can bet someone from Ford Models will be looking.

A lot of models say you aren't a real model unless you've lived in a model apartment with six or seven girls.

I had no idea what modeling entailed and what an agency was. It was crazy. As I continued to do it, it was fun for me to learn everything from A to Z.

I started modeling at the age of 14, when I was in Std 9.

I did a modeling gig once, but I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting.

A lot of people have the misconception that modeling is a glamourous job, and it can be. But ultimately if you don’t like to stay quiet, and let people tell you what to do, and fuss on you… it may not be the right fit. If you decide it’s something you’re really passionate about though, go for it!

Modeling was another job like some of the other ones I had. Working as a cashier, I delivered newspapers, I worked in a retirement home feeding elderly people. . . so I never stopped and thought about, boy, I'm a successful model.

Modeling was something that fell into my lap. It was fun to travel and make money, but it always seemed like a hobby.

I started modeling because I thought it would be a good stepping stone for what I was studying (marketing), but since I started it I never had any intention to fail.

When I work as a model, it feels like holiday. Doing a shoot is so light in a way that it's really a good break from being a mother or running a charitable organization and other philanthropic projects that I'm really passionate about.

Gisele Bundchen, along w Kate Moss, is a phenomenon. I wish models knew they have to have a personality

I don't think modelling is a career I'm going to pursue.

I've always only wanted to model. It really is the only life I want.

When I was a model - and I was all during high school and college - you always wanted to be on the cover of a magazine. That's how your success was judged. The more cover, the better.

Being a model, you know, it's a short-lived vocation.

I did model for a little while part-time, but I wasn't a bloody model, and I am definitely not that horrible thing 'model-turned-actress.'

There are loads of actresses that modelled. They just weren't famous. There weren't a lot that were really known as models that became actresses, but there are hordes of them that did modelling before such as Anjelica Huston, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Demi Moore and Geena Davis. There are loads of 'em.