Brooke Shields Quotes

I could never, ever have an abortion.

The difficulty of IVF or of any fertility issues is the hope and the shattered hope, the dream that it might happen this time and then it doesn’t happen.

What Tupperware has stood for all these years is the independence of women, allowing women to work from home, earn a living – and that what this Boys & Girls Clubs of America program, the SMART Girls program, is about.

I’m just starting to realize the type of work that I want to do. Not everyone can fit into the sitcom world because it’s so fast-paced, but it feels comfortable to me.

Don’t waste a minute not being happy. If one window closes, run to the next window- or break down a door.

From the time I could speak, I knew I wanted to have children. It was just an innate desire.

The truth is, I like my body more when it’s thinner. I have a range of jeans, and I’m happier in the smaller ones. But I don’t have the same drive to get into those jeans. I’m not going to change my day to get there, whereas I used to.

I have bad-mom moments all the time. Sometimes I have the wrong reaction, but I try to remember to pull back and think about it. Even when I make the mistake, I’m able to then go, ‘Oh, okay, let’s do this again.’

Everybody says, ‘When you have kids, you really get away from yourself.’ But really, it’s the most selfish thing I’ve ever done. It’s like, Okay, I’m going to create unconditional love for myself, and I’m going to need it and want it and ask for it every day, and I’m going to get it.

Modeling is the world that I feel most welcome in.

Have faith in your own thoughts.

It was my mom and I against the world. We lived in New York in this bohemian lifestyle where an extended group of artists and photographers were like my aunts and uncles.

You don’t necessarily have to be in misery to be talented.

Louis Malle was the best filmmaker I’ve ever worked with. He was such an artist. He was dealing with the theme of innocence and experience.

What does good in bed mean to me? When I’m sick and I stay home from school propped up with lots of pillows watching TV and my mom brings me soup – that’s good in bed.

I have a place in the Broadway community that can only be earned.

We live in New York. To be able to have a steady job and take your kids to school, and be around and work hard, is the perfect life.

Honesty is the quality I value most in a friend. Not bluntness, but honesty with compassion.

I don’t ever feel like I have it all together.

I don’t like to leave my children for long periods of time. It’s made me more picky about roles that are close, especially on television.

If my girls are rude, it’s over. There is no place in the world for it.

I think I’m going to have to live vicariously through my daughter’s rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence.

I’m so adamant that being a really good parent does not mean you have to be there 24/7. I find that I’m never not thinking about where they are, but instead of it stressing me out, it comforts me to know that I’m completely aware of their schedule, and they’re with someone I trust.

I am a city girl I think, at heart.

The thing I’m the most proud of in my personal life is that my daughter actually thinks that I’m fabulous.

I was such a nerd, a complete geek, but then I was lucky enough to have a fancy career, where I can be like ‘See, I’m not a nerd. Look, I’m in ‘Vogue.’

I went to an ordinary school in New York City with no other actors. I learned to compartmentalise different parts of my life. I was one person at home and then another person at work and for that reason my career didn’t challenge my family life.

My husband perpetually makes fun of me about my creams and my jars and potions and lotions, but its simpler than anyone makes it: clean, tone, keep yourself moisturized. The rest is internal: Protect yourself from the sun and drink water.

At Princeton I gained a great deal of pleasure from success in my classes. knowing that I could accomplish those things, and I realized that my success was directly proportionate to the work I put in.

‘Suddenly Susan’ is my life.

The thing about Broadway, they always welcome you with open arms.

I always feel like the odd mom out, because trust me when I tell you I’m on my girls. And every time I am, I know from the outside it looks like I’m an overbearing, controlling parent. But I don’t think we have any responsibility to anybody else but our kids and ourselves.

Humour has always been a self-defence mechanism for me.

I have always liked lionesses. Female lions have always seemed like the best. They were really strong and took care of their babies and are beautiful.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I’m pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

My mother totally protected me as a model. She took me on every look-see, she was there on the set if I wanted her to be.

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

I love getting baths and going to the Korean spas and getting pummeled and scrubbed, and its so hot in the sauna you can’t even stand it. I have to do things in a pretty extreme way to calm down. So a Swedish massage is not going to do it! I need to know that they’re in there with their thumbs and moving stuff around.

I always sold other peoples’ fashions, so I wore jeans and t-shirts, and I put on what they needed to sell, and I’d sell it. So as far a nurturing my own style, it took me quite a long time to do it.

My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander’s and Bloomingdale’s.