Emily Ratajkowski Quotes

Your body is your body; it's natural. Learn to love yourself for it.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Learn, Natural, Your Body

I absolutely love Ireland. It's one of the most beautiful places on Earth, and I have strong ties here. Both my grandmothers are from Ireland, and I have spent every summer in Bantry since my father, who is an artist, had the romantic idea 20 years ago to buy an old farmhouse on the west coast and renovate it.

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Love, Strong, Here, Grandmothers

I started modeling when I was - not older, but not 12. I have a mom who's a feminist - she's an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Modeling, I Think, Putting, Needing

It sounds really cliched, but just be true to who you are.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Be True, Just Be, Sounds, Cliched

I'm not always going to like the paparazzi photos, but I'm still going to go to lunch with my boyfriend.

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Lunch, Always, Still, Paparazzi

I basically stay in jewelry all the time. I have the same couple of necklaces, earrings, and rings, and they usually don't come off my body.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Jewelry, Come, Couple, Rings

Hollywood is a boys' club, and that's something I thought was a stereotype - and it's not. That really shocked me. Still shocks me. Everyone's helping their buddies out and pressing their buddies and playing tennis with their buddies and making movies with their buddies, and that grosses me out.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Thought, Hollywood, Helping, Pressing

A woman can be seeking attention and also make a statement.They don't need to be mutually exclusive.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Woman, Need, Mutually, Mutually Exclusive

I didn't necessarily intend it for myself, but it just happens with Instagram and Twitter; people come up to me and call me Emrata; they don't call me Emily. That's my brand, my identity.

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Myself, Come, Instagram, Intend

People have told me to change it over the years, but my dad is always saying, 'Never change your name!' My middle name is O'Hara, so it's a pretty epic name. Emily O'Hara Ratajkowski.

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Pretty, Always, Over, Emily

It's a weird thing. Rick Springfield wrote 'Jessie's Girl,' and he probably gets sick of talking about 'Jessie's Girl.' The thing is, I didn't write 'Blurred Lines.' I didn't direct the music video. I'm really happy for the success, but it is kind of a funny thing to follow me around.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Happy, About, Weird Thing, Rick

I met Patti Smith, which is not Hollywood, but that really blew my mind. I love her. We were at a very small party, too, on a boat, and I totally fanned out. I told her that I loved her, and wasn't cool at all.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Small, Very, Blew

There is winter in L.A., there is rain in L.A. But there is no rain on 'Entourage.'

- Emily Ratajkowski

Rain, Winter, Entourage

The ideal feminist world shouldn't be one where women suppress their human instincts for attention and desire. We shouldn't be weighed down with the responsibility of explaining our every move. We shouldn't have to apologize for wanting attention, either. We don't owe anyone an explanation.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Down, Wanting, Weighed, Apologize

It's rare to meet somebody who's secure with herself, confident in who they are, and doesn't have anything to apologize for.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Confident, Secure, Somebody, Apologize

There are some people who fit into categories very well. But then there are a lot who don't.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Some, Very, Then, Categories

Your bikini should compliment your dress, and they should work together to frame your body. It's just like layering a T-shirt under a blazer. Just keep your proportions in mind.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Dress, Mind, Like, Blazer

I grew up in San Diego, California, and I spent a lot of time in the summer basically living in a bathing suit, you know, get in the car and drive straight to the beach and spend the entire day in that thing, so I always approached bathing suits thinking that they are very much like outfits.

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San Diego, Very, Entire, Diego

Honestly, I am not a huge beauty girl, so I'm pretty low-maintenance, California.

- Emily Ratajkowski

I Am, Pretty, Honestly, Low-Maintenance

I would really like to take on something that really surprises people and shows that I want to be taken seriously as an actress. Also, creatively speaking, that sounds really fun.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Want, Like, Actress, Surprises

I did go to UCLA for art, but the other option was going to Sarah Lawrence and doing creative writing all the way. So that is part of the reason I love to read so much.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Art, Reason, Lawrence

My high school didn't have a football team; we just had like a surf team, because I grew up in Encinitas, California, which is the ultimate place where everyone skated or surfed, so it was a very different culture. It was, like, cool to be the art kid.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Kid, Very, Had, Skated

A selfie is a sort of interesting way to reclaim the gaze, right? You're looking at yourself and taking a photo while looking at everyone. But also, who cares?

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Interesting, Everyone, Cares, Gaze

I really like to hike. L.A. is a great place for that. And doing yoga a couple of times a week is a really big part of my regimen.

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Doing, Big, Big Part, Regimen

I want to know who is spending $1,000 on a sweater! That makes no sense!

- Emily Ratajkowski

Want, No Sense, Spending, Sweater

For me personally, I cannot spend a certain amount of money on anything but shoes, a coat, a purse, and that's it. I could never spend more than $1K on a sweater. I'm only going to wear it twice. But you go online, and you see incredibly expensive sweaters selling out constantly.

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Anything, Wear, Constantly, Sweater

It's absurd to think that desire for attention doesn't drive both women and men. Why are women scrutinized for it more, then?

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Desire, Think, More, Scrutinized

I want to establish myself as someone who can act and doesn't have to rely on my figure or modelling background.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Myself, Want, Figure, Establish

I'm more of a Smithwick's or Bulmer's girl than a pint of Guinness.

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More, Than, Guinness, Pint

I'm not about anything special - I don't use a trainer or anything like that. And really just eating healthy, eating balanced, knowing what is good and, when you push it too far, easing up and getting back on track.

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Back, Use, About, Easing

I drive a Nissan Versa and would never spend real money on a car because I destroy things.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Real, Never, Destroy, Real Money

My mum bought discounted tickets for shows like 'Cats' and 'Les Miserables'; I became completely enamoured.

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Became, Tickets, Mum, Les

I don't know that it needs to be a transition from modeling to acting. I think that they can both exist at the same time.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Think, Needs, I Think, Transition

To me, 'sexy' is a kind of beauty, a kind of self-expression, one that is to be celebrated.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Beauty, Sexy, Kind, Celebrated

The female body is a beautiful thing, and it should be embraced and celebrated.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Beautiful, Beautiful Thing, Celebrated

I have great childhood memories cow-tipping, going off and getting lost in the bog for hours, and coming home covered in dirt.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Childhood, Hours, Going, Coming Home

I'm a complete foodie, but I'm a terrible cook. If a guy can get me in the kitchen and we actually have fun cooking, that's amazing.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Have Fun, Cook, Guy, Kitchen

I didn't want to act in high school, because I was sick of auditioning for Nickelodeon, Disney mean girls, or the cheerleader.

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Want, Sick, Nickelodeon, Cheerleader

Nudity isn't something people should take offense to.

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Should, Offense, Take, Something People

If you're a sexy actress, it's hard to get serious roles. You get offered the same thing they've seen you in. People are like sheep, and they're like, 'Oh, that's what she does well.'

- Emily Ratajkowski

Same Thing, Seen, Roles, Sheep

What's so dumb is that women are 50 per cent of the population, and they want to spend money to see movies where they're portrayed as three-dimensional characters.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Dumb, Want, Cent, Portrayed

I always say, 'Do you have a body? Then you're swimsuit ready.' That's all you need to worry about.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Worry, Need, Always, Swimsuit

Don't buy anything online that you'd laugh at buying in real life.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Real Life, Buying, Buy, Laugh

I don't know what it is, but French men love me.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Men, Me, French

I'm really sick of the 'one percent' that is taking all the money from this country, draining the middle class, making it nonexistent.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Country, Middle, Making, Middle Class

Lunch is usually a salad or a sandwich. If I'm on set, I'll have catering, but I'm well behaved with that stuff. It's easy to go crazy - they know how to feed you.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Lunch, Salad, Set, Catering

I remember the first time I pulled out of my driveway in my grandparents' Nissan Ultimate or Centra. I just remember getting in a car that smells like my grandparents, with both my parents standing on the lawn, so petrified. That was my car up until I was 18.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Out, Both My Parents, Driveway

There's a reason ISIS exists, which is because we've invaded countries, and they hate the Western world. I'm not forgiving them; I'm just saying there's a reason.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Reason, Them, Which, Western World

When people are like, 'College! Oh my God! Ultimate freedom!' I didn't feel that way. My roommates were loving hitting the town, but I wasn't as psyched about going to the frats.

- Emily Ratajkowski

College, Feel, About, Psyched

I actually don't wear fragrance. I always feel like I smell cheap. I guess I just haven't found one that's not overpowering or too sweet. Even when I try one of the super masculine scents, I just think, 'I don't want to smell like a man.' Besides, I like my own scent.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Own, Wear, Overpowering, Besides

For me, I want a president who is more than a symbol, someone who has ideas that I align with.

- Emily Ratajkowski

More, Someone, Symbol, Align

I do my own makeup for events and red carpet stuff.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Red, Makeup, My Own, Red Carpet

I think always what happens when you ask men questions on the red carpet, it's always based on what projects they're working on, whatever they're about, rather than this, 'Give us little tips for all of us women'... because we're all the same. Questions should just be more individual.

- Emily Ratajkowski

I Think, Rather, Projects, Red Carpet

I feel like it's always about how this girl stays thin, or what one girl is doing to another, and it shouldn't be that way.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Doing, Always, Like, Thin

I genuinely hit puberty before everyone.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Everyone, Hit, Before, Puberty

I cook a lot, so that really helps: You know how much salt and sugar and all of that kind of stuff you are putting in your body.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Salt, Cook, Putting, Sugar

I wouldn't say I am the type of girl who craves Doritos, but I definitely love a good cupcake sometimes. Or a croissant in the morning.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Sometimes, Say, Craves

I enjoy modeling. I feel that acting is more fulfilling for me, and you definitely have a lot more to contribute as an actress than you do as a model, but that being said, when I shoot with a really incredible photographer, it's exciting and inspiring.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Enjoy, Modeling, Contribute, Shoot

For me it's always about trying to consistently maintain a fit and body-conscious eating schedule so three days before I'm not like, 'Oh my God - I have a bathing suit shoot I have to do.'

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Maintain, Before, About, Shoot

I'm a big fan of the Irish accent. After a couple of drinks, I start to get a bit of an Irish lilt, too.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Big, Drinks, Couple, Accent

I suck at surfing. I can't pull myself up.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Myself, Surfing, Pull, Suck

Pop music is always great for keeping the energy up, but it can get really old, especially after eight hours, just because there aren't that many great pop songs.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Always, Hours, Pop Songs, Pop Music

When I was eleven years old, I basically looked the same as I do now.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Old, Same, Looked, Eleven

People will say, 'How do I get abs like you?' I don't know. We're all different. If my girlfriend did what I did, hiking and yoga for a workout, it would affect her body in a different way. That's the message that I really want to get out there. I'm trying to counteract that culture.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Body, Yoga, Affect, Workout

I think 'Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned' might be a perfect book.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Think, Perfect, I Think, Burned

I have really big features, so a little makeup goes a long way. I would hate to look like a clown.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Makeup, Big, Like, Long Way

I really like to have a moment alone at the house, either in the morning or when I come home from work, when I can just zone out at my computer, relax, stare out the window, get into a 'Game of Thrones' episode, go up on my roof, whatever, then go out to dinner.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Game, House, Episode, Game Of Thrones

The thing to know is love yourself and find the bathing suits that make you feel comfortable and just rock it.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Suits, Feel, Love Yourself

If I have a meeting or need to look more done up, the thing I can always do is a cat eye.

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More, Need, Always, Meeting

Female empowerment is always something that I've felt. It's not about just being a model; it's about women in general.

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Always, About, Felt, Female

I think that there are a lot of male writers and directors in Hollywood, and a lot of the female characters you do see are really one-dimensional, but I think that's changing more and more as there are more women taking control in Hollywood.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Think, Hollywood, I Think, Female

I'm a carnivore. I really like to eat meat. I crave iron, so I am definitely not the kind of person who you will find eating a salad.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Salad, Will, Like, Iron

Every woman, whether or not they're comfortable with the term 'feminist,' probably wants to be equal to men, and that is fundamentally what feminism is about.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Woman, Equal, About, Feminist

The attention from the fashion world is something that I didn't expect. I've shot with Bruce Weber and met Karl Lagerfeld. Having that kind of attention is really exciting.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Kind, Something, Having, Karl

I never eat at home. Dinner is my time to be social and catch up with people.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Never, Social, My Time, Catch

The main criticism that I get is, 'Aren't you just conforming to a patriarchal standard of beauty?' Well, this is just the body I was given. I didn't do anything to it - it's just my body. But even if I had altered it, that would be fine, too.

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Beauty, Standard, Main, Altered

I really like beef jerky. If we go to a gas station, I have to buy beef jerky.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Go, Like, Buy, Station

I have the same skin-care routine morning and night, although I'm not one of those people who always uses the same products. My skin changes with the weather.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Night, Skin, Always, Uses

When I was a little girl, I loved theater a lot and I was always playing and making my own worlds.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Always, Making, Worlds, Little Girl

Generally, I just think there is a real lacking in men knowing how to hit on women.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Think, How, Hit, Lacking

I don't go out that much - usually it's just dinner.

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Go, Just, Much, Dinner

I signed with an acting agent first; I wasn't really interested in signing with a modeling agent. But that same day, they said, 'You should go over to Ford.'

- Emily Ratajkowski

Modeling, Over, Agent, Signing

I like going in the ocean and leaving my hair for two days with the saltwater beachy look. I think that is part of the reason I would love to cut my hair short. I just wouldn't ever have to think about it.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Think, Reason, Leaving

I always have sort of been someone who has contradictory parts, and I haven't tried to uncomplicate myself. I've sort of let things seem contradictory, and sometimes it really confuses people. I don't know if it's working all the time, but I'd rather do that than try to sell myself as one thing or another.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Been, Rather, Confuses, Parts

We're able to choose our candidate not based on gender or sex or anything else other than their ideas.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Gender, Other, Based, Candidate

The truth is that both groups want to be noticed. Yet we view a man's desire for attention as a natural instinct; with a woman, we label her a narcissist.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Woman, Desire, Natural, Label

I really love Celine. Obviously. Alexander Wang. Givenchy. Those are probably my main favorites. Dolce & Gabbana, too.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, Favorites, Obviously, Alexander

I spent most of my time with adults because although my parents were older when they had me, they're really like teenagers. I sort of became the third musketeer.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Like, Became, Spent, Adult

I think everyone has their awkward phases. Growing up isn't easy for everyone. I definitely had my awkward moments.

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Think, Everyone, I Think, Phases

I think that the stigmas against model-actresses - and even just, like, entertainer, celebrity chef, and musician - those kinds of walls have been broken down, and you can do multiple things. So while I can, I don't see why I would stop.

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Celebrity, Been, I Think, Musician

When I spend a lot of time in New York, or somewhere when I don't have a car, I miss that mobility and freedom that you have when you have a car. You don't have to rely on anyone else.

- Emily Ratajkowski

New, Somewhere, Mobility, Miss

I was real into theater, and then I tried soccer, acting and ballet. Both my parents didn't want a child-star model, so I didn't get into modeling until I was 14.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Soccer, Both My Parents, I Tried

I'm completely bathing suit-obsessed, and I love lurking on Instagram looking for the best bikinis.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Love, I Love, Bathing, Lurking

I sleep the best in my own bed, which is too bad because I'm not sleeping in my bed enough.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Bad, Bed, Which, Sleeping

If you don't feel good in the bathing suit, you're not going to look good.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Feel Good, Going, Bathing

I like to keep it really balanced to give my body energy and also be healthy.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Healthy, Give, Like, Balanced

I like to be asked about the projects I'm working on. I like to be asked about the books I'm reading, the things I'm interested in, what's exciting me right now, or even politics. Sometimes that's fun.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Politics, Like, Projects, Asked

One thing that I can say is that I think it's important that there's some sort of celebration of beautiful women that isn't just exploitive.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Think, Some, I Think, Beautiful Women

I don't believe in proving myself, ever. I'm in the school of thought where if someone is a curious person, they can find whatever they want.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Myself, Curious, Thought, Proving

Desire is normal. Attention is normal, and that's okay.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Desire, Attention, Normal, Okay

My friends are not in the industry - they're young artists or knitwear designers or whatever.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Young, Artists, Industry, Designers

Learning how to drive was a scary thing.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Learning, Scary, How, Scary Thing

I'd rather just be who I am and get the kind of movies that I want or the kind of modeling jobs I want based on who I am, really.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Kind, Rather, Based, Modeling

I grew up eating street tacos and burritos on the beach, so I like people who can eat and aren't afraid to show it.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Eating, Like, Show, Beach

The world should not be exclusive of the ideal body. It has to include all ideals, all bodies.

- Emily Ratajkowski

World, Include, Ideal, Exclusive

We're animals. A body is a body.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Body, Animals

There's nothing wrong with being comfortable in your own skin. If anything, it can be really beautiful.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Beautiful, Comfortable, Own, Skin

Wanting attention is genderless. It's human.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Attention, Human, Wanting

My hair is very straight - people always think that I've ironed it when I get to set.

- Emily Ratajkowski

Think, Always, Very, Straight

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