I'm aiming to do what I need to do for acting and nothing more. I'm bowing down to acting. Abbey Lee Kershaw More Quotes by Abbey Lee Kershaw More Quotes From Abbey Lee Kershaw I like people with depth, I like people with emotion, I like people with a strong mind, an interesting mind, a twisted mind, and also someone that can make me smile. Abbey Lee Kershaw strong people interesting Sure, we had to be skinny. I lived on Diet Coke and apples for two years. For the couture, we had to get up at 4 am to be sewn into the clothes and there was huge pressure to be thin. But I made a million dollars by the time I was 20, I bought a town house in Manhattan and put myself through Columbia. Does that make me a victim? Abbey Lee Kershaw apples two years I love Prospect Park-watching fireflies at night and going to the bandshell for free music. Abbey Lee Kershaw firefly parks night A lizard is a perfect pet for a model. They only need feeding once a fortnight. And I'm always travelling, so it's perfect. If I had a dog, it would drop dead of starvation. Abbey Lee Kershaw dead pet dog perfect Let's just say, if I weren't a model, I'd be a walking collage. I see my body as a blank canvas that's aching to be decorated; I find it all very fascinating. Abbey Lee Kershaw say see body walking I try to do things that make me feel good. I go to yoga classes, drink a lot of water, eat healthily and keep things like alcohol and coffee to weekends. I don't overdo anything. Abbey Lee Kershaw good me coffee water I was always in hospital as a kid: I had a tumour on my knee, lots of broken bones. I loved climbing trees. Abbey Lee Kershaw trees hospital loved broken It's because I have no sense of shame that I'm always willing to give things a go: I've ridden horses naked into the sea, I've climbed rocks, all kinds of things. Abbey Lee Kershaw go always naked sea I see potential in everything. It's about opening your mind to what you can do to the garment: because they're cheap, you can cut them or stitch them, and if you stuff it up, it's fine - it's only two dollars. Abbey Lee Kershaw see you opening mind My favourite outfit was this black lace dress that I found in a vintage shop in Williamsburg, New York. Abbey Lee Kershaw outfit dress vintage black It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage. Abbey Lee Kershaw rare find you care I like my hands. They do most of the talking. Abbey Lee Kershaw most like talking hands In the end, to do a good accent, you just have to be a good listener. Abbey Lee Kershaw end just good you The chi of a room is important to me. If I walk into a hotel room and it doesn't feel right, I ask to change. Abbey Lee Kershaw walk feel me change I don't get sick much because in the U.S. I always eat with my fingers, you know, to get used to the bacteria. Abbey Lee Kershaw know you always sick New York is such a versatile city, and there's always something new to discover. Abbey Lee Kershaw city new always new-york The European girls, like the Russians, tend to stick together, but there's never any rivalry. Sometimes there's a little bit of tension with the older girls because they might feel a little threatened by the younger models, but it's not between personalities. Abbey Lee Kershaw feel never together sometimes
