Brigitte Nielsen

“Acting is very similar to modeling.”

“I'm very outgoing. I have a lot of energy.”

“Who says I'm gonna marry another guy? In Europe it's not like in America, where you set a date.”

“When my dad died, it was as if my mum died, too.”

“I can go somewhere and switch off completely. I will let people know in advance that I'm away, but once I'm out of contact, I'm out of contact. That's it.”

“It's fun playing a more feminine part. I can identify more with a woman of passion and emotion than with a cartoon character. Who knows what a cartoon feels?”

“I know I am the first female celebrity in the world who has allowed herself to be filmed like that in an operating theatre.”

“The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles is the best.”

“I would hate it if my four boys were bullied as I was.”

“Whether you go to Turkey or Mexico, China or Australia, find time to involve yourself with the people you're dealing with.”

“Manila is like a small New York. Nothing works, and everybody's out to get the better of you.”

“Puberty was the most horrifying time of my life.”

“Nobody has had more awful things written about them than me.”

“I like to be controlled, but that doesn't mean controlled like a dog.”

“The way some papers write about me, you'd think I was some kind of gold digger. The truth is, I've always earned my own money. Before I became a model in Europe, I even worked in a bakery store - for $1.50 an hour. It's a big jump from a bakery store to driving a Mercedes in California, but I'm the same person inside.”

“I've lost bags all over the world and had cases end up in London, Frankfurt, Los Angeles and Miami.”

“Once you enter the public's eye, you have to be aware that you give up a huge part of your own life.”

“I know I will be breaking a taboo. But I'm sure that it will provoke a new discussion. It's time things change. I feel 30 and want to look that way again.”

“I'm 48 now and I would like to have another baby. I would love to because of all the things I have learned. It would be like starting all over again. But am I too old? I'm young at heart and I would be different this time round.”

“Certain men get intimidated and insecure around me. They can never get over the fact that I am taller than they are, but it really shouldn't matter.”