Emily Ratajkowski

“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.”

“Learning how to drive was a scary thing.”

“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.'”

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

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

“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.”

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

“I think I had really good parents. I got really lucky. They said, 'You're a woman; enjoy yourself and believe that you can do things.'”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

“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.”

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

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