The horrible thing about being me is that I have a very good eye about what people look like. Even me. Eileen Ford Read Quote
I feel that my ideas of beauty have been given very strong backing by Botticelli and a few others: Slender hands, long neck, long limbs – look at Nefertiti. She was very teensy-weensy with a long neck and wide-spaced eyes. Eileen Ford Read Quote
None of the people I grew up with had identity problems. We all had perfectly marvelous lives. Eileen Ford Read Quote
I really prefer light-eyed models, They photograph more easily. Of course, I come from a light-eyed background, so maybe that influenced my taste. Eileen Ford Read Quote
I had a nice, pert nose but a plain round face and a mop of curly brown hair. That was not the photograph of a successful model. Eileen Ford Read Quote
I interview about three thousand models yearly, and I must see almost 20 tons of excess avoirdupois annually. Eileen Ford Read Quote
I see girls that I know – I absolutely know – will be star models within just a matter of weeks, and they always are. Eileen Ford Read Quote
I’m afraid to go to sleep; I don’t like to lose control of myself. I don’t like chauffeurs, either. I like to be in charge of my own destiny. Eileen Ford Read Quote
My family believed I could do no wrong. That’s probably why I have utter confidence in myself even when I shouldn’t have. Eileen Ford Read Quote
Models are a business, and they have to treat themselves as a business, which means they have to take care of themselves and give up all the young joys. Eileen Ford Read Quote
