For 15 years, I've been playing the same character - which is myself - and I'm bored with 'myself'.
– Elle Macpherson
I wanted so badly to study ballet, but it was really all about wearing the tutu.
– Elle Macpherson
The image is where you have dinner at night, who you're seeing. It's what car you drive and how you dress. People in the industry sell that, and it creates a dream. There's nothing else.
– Elle Macpherson
It's not vanity to feel you have a right to be beautiful. Women are taught to feel we're not good enough, that we must live up to someone else's standards. But my aim is to cherish myself as I am.
– Elle Macpherson
I feel beautiful when I'm at peace with myself. When I'm serene, when I'm a good person, when I've been considerate of others.
– Elle Macpherson
For a while I was on the cover of every Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, which was regarded as the pinnacle of success in America.
– Elle Macpherson
But I do know focusing on the exterior doesn't make me happy. If I want peace and serenity, it won't be reached by getting thinner or fatter.