Naomi Campbell Quotes

My dreams came true while wearing the opening look from the spring/summer 2010 Dior ready-to-wear collection. I will never forget how special I felt opening John Galliano's show, like I was living a dream.

I love fashion and appreciate it so much, and I feel like it's moving artwork going down a runway.

I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious.

I love Yves Saint Laurent. I love Chanel. And Versace! Such beautiful gowns!

I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.

I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would have rather been watching.

I'm going to be 80, walking with a stick down the runway.

I spend my time backstage at the Lanvin shows, and when I come out at the end, all I see are people's eyes.

I never expected to be a model. I never expected to be a stylist. Or a designer.

I really like 'Project Runway.' I know it's reality, so that might be kind of faux pas for me to say.

I love Versace; I love Donatella's vision! It still has that '90s supermodel vibe.

Yves Saint Laurent was my first fashion show. I wore his tuxedo. And Helmut Newton was my first photographer, in 1973. I was really very lucky. I had an amazing career.

I've worn over 6,700 gowns. They're all borrowed gowns, designer samples.

I am not ashamed to admit that I'm wearing Yves Saint Laurent from top to toe.

I used to love doing the runway shows when I was a model and I miss that sometimes now. But it's great to go back to it every now and then as 'showstopper.'

The first time I ever came to fashion week, everyone was wearing heels.

A runway is spectacle. It’s only fashion when a woman puts it on.

Going to a fashion show is almost as painful as being in one.

It's nothing to be ashamed of. There comes a time in everything when you don't know something.

Fashion is also a form of art, and like every kind of art, it has its own way of expression. In other words, if a dress looks better on a thin girl, on a catwalk, during a very specific moment of time and space then it's represented as part of a "fashion Show". It is after all a "Show" and it has to be understood by people that it is a "show" and not real life.

I know nothing, because I know too much, and understand not nearly enough and never will.

Asking for other's guidance helps you see what you may not be able to see. It's always important to check your ego and ask for help.

We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners, all our life!

Before you dismiss a beginner's work, remember how much you sucked when you started. You probably sucked worse, actually.