Top 25 Claudia Schiffer Quotes

I am calm most of the time.

I have a really basic uniform: in winter, black tights and any old dress that I can throw on. In summer, high-waisted jeans and this shirt, or that shirt, and a cashmere cardigan just in case.

I love wearing flat shoes, but I am not one of those girls who walks around in sweat pants and sneakers.

But it is true that some magazines have a policy to show only a certain amount of black girls on their covers. Naomi is right. It’s not fair, and I wish it would change.

I love movies, I’ve always been interested in them, but I wanted to wait for the right time to start acting.

I’ve learned a tremendous amount over the years by watching designers work. I now have a good understanding of what sits well on the body, not to mention the importance of a great cut and quality.

Berlin is like being abroad in Germany. It’s German, but not provincial.

I’ve never hidden the fact that I used to be shy, even when I was 30. However, I might have been self-conscious on the inside, but I was never inhibited about my body.

I have always loved cashmere and knitwear is the first thing I’m drawn to when shopping – even if I don’t need any.

This is not a change of career for me. Just an expansion of it. I have contracts and obligations and business partners who are counting on me. And I would only want to do another movie if it’s as good as this one.

I actually don’t meet very many men because they are, I guess, afraid to approach me or think that I’m from another planet.

I wanted to start with a very small role, to get my feet wet. I’m sure I’m not as good or as experienced as other actresses, but everybody has to start somewhere.

A lot of people say I am serious, but I don’t think I am.

I set for myself only small goals, goals that are not that far away.

I know one day I’ll be considered too old.

Quentin Tarantino asked me to work with him but there is no way I am going to do that while Matthew Vaughn is working in film.

Everything has to be perfect in my business. Because when there is a mistake I am the one who is responsible.

I’m fortunate enough that I don’t have to accept every movie that comes along.

I love being pregnant. You can do whatever you want.

I want to give people easy things to wear.

Nobody has time to keep trying on a load of things in the morning like a teenager.

I don’t think you should give away your name and face to something you don’t believe 100-percent in.

All of my friends are my age and we are all ageing at the same time. We talk about it and moan, but it doesn’t bother me.

I’ve never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it.

I am very conservative. I don’t invest in anything that is risky. If someone comes to me with a project idea, I let them risk their money, not mine.