That year of modeling, I grew up a lot – I was alone in New York and just grinding and making it work, and I feel it kind of prepared me for the responsibilities of being an actor alone in L.A. and taking care of yourself. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I’m starting to develop my practice, learning how to come home after a really long day of shooting and letting myself breathe. I’m drawing and painting and listening to my music and keeping those things separate. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I feel less pressure to dress for the eyes of other people now. I think that happened once I started modelling, near the end of high school. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I’m interested in everything. If I had enough time on this earth, I’d like to learn every art practice. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
In the entertainment world, you can have more of a personality and be yourself. You don’t have to look like a standard of beauty. You can have something provocative to say. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
In a lot of ways, the cool thing about modeling is that other people and artists I look up to are able to project their artistic visions onto me, and it was really exciting to be a muse in that way and carry out a vision. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I don’t really go out in L.A., but when I have, I usually keep it pretty dressed down. I’ve gone clubbing in an oversized t-shirt and my Dr. Martens and little tiny shorts, and that’s felt good for the night. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I’m fascinated with acting now. In retrospect, I was only beginning to chip off the tip of the iceberg with how far I can go or what I was exploring inside of me that I hadn’t touched in a while as far as emotional headspaces. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
We are on the forefront of a revolution in which identity and expression will take priority over the labels assigned to us at birth; in which self-identification will take priority over perception; in which gender will fall away entirely. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
I almost went to Central Saint Martins for fashion design. I deferred for a year when I graduated high school so that I could go model and make some money and immerse myself in the fashion industry for a year. Hunter Schafer Read Quote
