Emily Ratajkowski Quotes
Model, Actress
I did go to UCLA for art, but the other option was going to Sarah Lawrence and doing creative writing all the way. So that is part of the reason I love to read so much.
I always say, 'Do you have a body? Then you're swimsuit ready.' That's all you need to worry about.
To me, 'sexy' is a kind of beauty, a kind of self-expression, one that is to be celebrated.
Lunch is usually a salad or a sandwich. If I'm on set, I'll have catering, but I'm well behaved with that stuff. It's easy to go crazy - they know how to feed you.
For me personally, I cannot spend a certain amount of money on anything but shoes, a coat, a purse, and that's it. I could never spend more than $1K on a sweater. I'm only going to wear it twice. But you go online, and you see incredibly expensive sweaters selling out constantly.
There is winter in L.A., there is rain in L.A. But there is no rain on 'Entourage.'
I met Patti Smith, which is not Hollywood, but that really blew my mind. I love her. We were at a very small party, too, on a boat, and I totally fanned out. I told her that I loved her, and wasn't cool at all.
Nudity isn't something people should take offense to.
It's a weird thing. Rick Springfield wrote 'Jessie's Girl,' and he probably gets sick of talking about 'Jessie's Girl.' The thing is, I didn't write 'Blurred Lines.' I didn't direct the music video. I'm really happy for the success, but it is kind of a funny thing to follow me around.
I always have sort of been someone who has contradictory parts, and I haven't tried to uncomplicate myself. I've sort of let things seem contradictory, and sometimes it really confuses people. I don't know if it's working all the time, but I'd rather do that than try to sell myself as one thing or another.
I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist - she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model.
I drive a Nissan Versa and would never spend real money on a car because I destroy things.
I genuinely hit puberty before everyone.
Your body is your body; it's natural. Learn to love yourself for it.
I basically stay in jewelry all the time. I have the same couple of necklaces, earrings, and rings, and they usually don't come off my body.
The attention from the fashion world is something that I didn't expect. I've shot with Bruce Weber and met Karl Lagerfeld. Having that kind of attention is really exciting.
The female body is a beautiful thing, and it should be embraced and celebrated.
I actually don't wear fragrance. I always feel like I smell cheap. I guess I just haven't found one that's not overpowering or too sweet. Even when I try one of the super masculine scents, I just think, 'I don't want to smell like a man.' Besides, I like my own scent.
The ideal feminist world shouldn't be one where women suppress their human instincts for attention and desire. We shouldn't be weighed down with the responsibility of explaining our every move. We shouldn't have to apologize for wanting attention, either. We don't owe anyone an explanation.
When people are like, 'College! Oh my God! Ultimate freedom!' I didn't feel that way. My roommates were loving hitting the town, but I wasn't as psyched about going to the frats.
I was real into theater, and then I tried soccer, acting and ballet. Both my parents didn't want a child-star model, so I didn't get into modeling until I was 14.
I grew up eating street tacos and burritos on the beach, so I like people who can eat and aren't afraid to show it.
I'm more of a Smithwick's or Bulmer's girl than a pint of Guinness.
I absolutely love Ireland. It's one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and I have strong ties here. Both my grandmothers are from Ireland, and I have spent every summer in Bantry since my father, who is an artist, had the romantic idea 20 years ago to buy an old farmhouse on the west coast and renovate it.
I think everyone has their awkward phases. Growing up isn't easy for everyone. I definitely had my awkward moments.
When I was a little girl, I loved theater a lot and I was always playing and making my own worlds.
I'm a big fan of the Irish accent. After a couple of drinks, I start to get a bit of an Irish lilt, too.
I have great childhood memories cow-tipping, going off and getting lost in the bog for hours, and coming home covered in dirt.
I think I had really good parents. I got really lucky. They said, 'You're a woman; enjoy yourself and believe that you can do things.'
I'm a complete foodie, but I'm a terrible cook. If a guy can get me in the kitchen and we actually have fun cooking, that's amazing.
One thing that I can say is that I think it's important that there's some sort of celebration of beautiful women that isn't just exploitive.
Don't buy anything online that you'd laugh at buying in real life.
I love men's butts.
I enjoy modeling. I feel that acting is more fulfilling for me, and you definitely have a lot more to contribute as an actress than you do as a model, but that being said, when I shoot with a really incredible photographer, it's exciting and inspiring.
Wanting attention is genderless. It's human.
It's rare to meet somebody who's secure with herself, confident in who they are, and doesn't have anything to apologize for.
People have told me to change it over the years, but my dad is always saying, 'Never change your name!' My middle name is O'Hara, so it's a pretty epic name. Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski.
It's absurd to think that desire for attention doesn't drive both women and men. Why are women scrutinized for it more, then?
I'd rather just be who I am and get the kind of movies that I want or the kind of modeling jobs I want based on who I am, really.
The truth is that both groups want to be noticed. Yet we view a man's desire for attention as a natural instinct; with a woman, we label her a narcissist.
If you're a sexy actress, it's hard to get serious roles. You get offered the same thing they've seen you in. People are like sheep, and they're like, 'Oh, that's what she does well.'
I don't go out that much - usually it's just dinner.
What's so dumb is that women are 50 per cent of the population, and they want to spend money to see movies where they're portrayed as three-dimensional characters.
Your bikini should compliment your dress, and they should work together to frame your body. It's just like layering a T-shirt under a blazer. Just keep your proportions in mind.
Every woman, whether or not they're comfortable with the term 'feminist,' probably wants to be equal to men, and that is fundamentally what feminism is about.
I like to keep it really balanced to give my body energy and also be healthy.
I do my own makeup for events and red carpet stuff.
My hair is very straight - people always think that I've ironed it when I get to set.
I'm a carnivore. I really like to eat meat. I crave iron, so I am definitely not the kind of person who you will find eating a salad.
I want to know who is spending $1,000 on a sweater! That makes no sense!
I want to establish myself as someone who can act and doesn't have to rely on my figure or modelling background.
The world should not be exclusive of the ideal body. It has to include all ideals, all bodies.
Generally, I just think there is a real lacking in men knowing how to hit on women.
I don't know what it is, but French men love me.
Desire is normal. Attention is normal, and that's okay.
I think 'Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned' might be a perfect book.
I signed with an acting agent first; I wasn't really interested in signing with a modeling agent. But that same day, they said, 'You should go over to Ford.'
A selfie is a sort of interesting way to reclaim the gaze, right? You're looking at yourself and taking a photo while looking at everyone. But also, who cares?
A woman can be seeking attention and also make a statement.They don't need to be mutually exclusive.
I wouldn't say I am the type of girl who craves Doritos, but I definitely love a good cupcake sometimes. Or a croissant in the morning.
I cook a lot, so that really helps: You know how much salt and sugar and all of that kind of stuff you are putting in your body.
I'm completely bathing suit-obsessed, and I love lurking on Instagram looking for the best bikinis.
Female empowerment is always something that I've felt. It's not about just being a model; it's about women in general.
People will say, 'How do I get abs like you?' I don't know. We're all different. If my girlfriend did what I did, hiking and yoga for a workout, it would affect her body in a different way. That's the message that I really want to get out there. I'm trying to counteract that culture.
I like to be asked about the projects I'm working on. I like to be asked about the books I'm reading, the things I'm interested in, what's exciting me right now, or even politics. Sometimes that's fun.
I feel like it's always about how this girl stays thin, or what one girl is doing to another, and it shouldn't be that way.
I think always what happens when you ask men questions on the red carpet, it's always based on what projects they're working on, whatever they're about, rather than this, 'Give us little tips for all of us women'... because we're all the same. Questions should just be more individual.
The thing to know is love yourself and find the bathing suits that make you feel comfortable and just rock it.
If you don't feel good in the bathing suit, you're not going to look good.
I'm not always going to like the paparazzi photos, but I'm still going to go to lunch with my boyfriend.
There's nothing wrong with being comfortable in your own skin. If anything, it can be really beautiful.
It sounds really cliched, but just be true to who you are.
Learning how to drive was a scary thing.
I remember the first time I pulled out of my driveway in my grandparents' Nissan Ultimate or Centra. I just remember getting in a car that smells like my grandparents, with both my parents standing on the lawn, so petrified. That was my car up until I was 18.
For me, I want a president who is more than a symbol, someone who has ideas that I align with.
I didn't necessarily intend it for myself, but it just happens with Instagram and Twitter; people come up to me and call me Emrata; they don't call me Emily. That's my brand, my identity.
I really like beef jerky. If we go to a gas station, I have to buy beef jerky.
My mum bought discounted tickets for shows like 'Cats' and 'Les Miserables'; I became completely enamoured.
When I spend a lot of time in New York, or somewhere when I don't have a car, I miss that mobility and freedom that you have when you have a car. You don't have to rely on anyone else.
I'm really sick of the 'one percent' that is taking all the money from this country, draining the middle class, making it nonexistent.
I don't know that it needs to be a transition from modeling to acting. I think that they can both exist at the same time.
I would really like to take on something that really surprises people and shows that I want to be taken seriously as an actress. Also, creatively speaking, that sounds really fun.
When I was eleven years old, I basically looked the same as I do now.
I spent most of my time with adults because although my parents were older when they had me, they're really like teenagers. I sort of became the third musketeer.
I didn't want to act in high school, because I was sick of auditioning for Nickelodeon, Disney mean girls, or the cheerleader.
I don't believe in proving myself, ever. I'm in the school of thought where if someone is a curious person, they can find whatever they want.
My high school didn't have a football team; we just had like a surf team, because I grew up in Encinitas, California, which is the ultimate place where everyone skated or surfed, so it was a very different culture. It was, like, cool to be the art kid.
There's a reason ISIS exists, which is because we've invaded countries, and they hate the Western world. I'm not forgiving them; I'm just saying there's a reason.
I suck at surfing. I can't pull myself up.
We're animals. A body is a body.
If I have a meeting or need to look more done up, the thing I can always do is a cat eye.
I really love Celine. Obviously. Alexander Wang. Givenchy. Those are probably my main favorites. Dolce & Gabbana, too.
I have the same skin-care routine morning and night, although I'm not one of those people who always uses the same products. My skin changes with the weather.
Honestly, I am not a huge beauty girl, so I'm pretty low-maintenance, California.
I really like to hike. L.A. is a great place for that. And doing yoga a couple of times a week is a really big part of my regimen.
I've always been full-figured in a not-boyish way.
I think that the stigmas against model-actresses - and even just, like, entertainer, celebrity chef, and musician - those kinds of walls have been broken down, and you can do multiple things. So while I can, I don't see why I would stop.
I like going in the ocean and leaving my hair for two days with the saltwater beachy look. I think that is part of the reason I would love to cut my hair short. I just wouldn't ever have to think about it.
Hollywood is a boys' club, and that's something I thought was a stereotype - and it's not. That really shocked me. Still shocks me. Everyone's helping their buddies out and pressing their buddies and playing tennis with their buddies and making movies with their buddies, and that grosses me out.
I have really big features, so a little makeup goes a long way. I would hate to look like a clown.