Helena Christensen

“When you are modelling, you are creating a picture, a still life, perhaps something like a silent film. You convey emotion but you are only using your body.”

“I find it utterly bizarre that total strangers write about your life in a completely fictional manner.”

“I am a serious food lover and Peruvian cuisine is one of the best in the world.”

“It's really intimidating to go on the beach in a bikini.”

“If I have an hour in a city, I go to vintage stores first because it's so much cooler to find a piece that is unique. I love the thought of some girl having worn it before and living her life in it.”

“I love playing around with vintage fabrics and lace.”

“Denmark is like a secret little place with its own special language.”

“I wasn't worried about turning 40 at all.”

“I've taken my knickers off. My friends told me my panty line was visible, so I went without.”

“This was all very new to me and I did not want to ruin his film! So we worked hard on that basis of confidence that is needed to collaborate comfortably.”

“It's incredible to have been part of fashion history - my whole career has been one big highlight.”

“Women can explore so much in dressing. But if I was a guy I would wear vintage suits constantly. With crazy ties!”

“Like any woman, I worry about my body.”

“I was once stranded on a broken-down boat in shark-infested waters in the middle of the Indian Ocean for five days before we were rescued while doing a 'Vogue' shoot.”

“I don't look at fashion the way other people do.”

“Modelling is a silly, crazy business.”

“Cheese is one of my great weaknesses, I could eat the stuff by the pound.”

“I believe food is the most brilliant invention ever.”

“Kate is going to come back, she is going to be super-strong again. Everybody is going to want her again because she is that kind of person. She is very professional and beautiful and she is going to be around forever.”

“So many times I've wanted to crack up, standing there stiff while seven women are crawling round my toes fixing hems and the designer's having a freak-out because the denim cuffs are crooked. I'm on the verge of hysteria.”