My daughter gave me a whole new perspective. Amanda de Cadenet More Quotes by Amanda de Cadenet More Quotes From Amanda de Cadenet I try to make things that are not elitist. There's enough places in the world where we're excluded. I do not ever want to be contributing to that. I want to be contributing to opening the doors and gates for women. Amanda de Cadenet doors trying world I hope I can make a show that will inspire a whole other generation of young women and girls to say, "I can do a show like that." Amanda de Cadenet generations girl inspire Honestly, I do believe in the power of women supporting each other. Amanda de Cadenet supporting-each-other honestly believe Some people would say having a feminist perspective is political, but I don't think it is. I think it's just having a female perspective. Amanda de Cadenet perspective people thinking Freedom is... not to be bound by my wounds. And to be able to eat cake every day. Amanda de Cadenet every-day day cake freedom The most beautiful girl in the room not only gets the guy, she lands the job, gets better service at a restaurant, rises through the social ranks before her friends. Doors open for the beautiful woman that may not for a female who is twice as smart but half as beautiful. Amanda de Cadenet beautiful-woman woman girl beautiful When you've worked as hard as I have to form your identity, the last thing you want is to blur where you end and someone else begins. Amanda de Cadenet end you blur identity Only when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired do any of us do something different. Amanda de Cadenet something being tired sick Understanding money is part of being independent. You can't be self-sufficient if you're relying on someone else. Amanda de Cadenet someone you money understanding I think that the friendship that women share is so powerful. In fact, there's nothing quite like it. People talk about mother-child bonds, but I would argue that female friendship bond is also in a league unto its own. Amanda de Cadenet bond women friendship people With the combination of spending a fair amount of time on planes, having twins that go to elementary school, and generally living a lifestyle that is pretty high-stress, I have been known to run myself down quite easily, so I am pretty much a petri dish for germs, colds, and flus. Amanda de Cadenet i-am myself time school Portia de Rossi is a gorgeous woman, and I found it incredibly refreshing to discover that she puts very little stock in her appearance, instead preferring to concentrate on what goodness she can put into the world around her - a choice we can all learn from. Amanda de Cadenet woman choice appearance world If I could wave a magic wand, I would be a size 6 and still be able to eat cake every day. Amanda de Cadenet every-day day cake magic You never know how your kids are going to turn out. You can raise them with all the best intentions, and then they're own people, and they have their own inner conflicts. You just hope you've given them some good stuff to navigate with. Amanda de Cadenet best good you hope If we remove all judgment and preconceived ideas of who a person is, the truth is, we are all blessed with the same emotions and desires. Amanda de Cadenet truth-is truth blessed ideas Retouching is an incredible tool but can also create unrealistic expectations for women who don't understand that an image is not how the subject really looks. Even the subjects themselves can't live up to their retouched images. Amanda de Cadenet live understand women looks The power that you have as a young woman, unless you have great self-esteem, is largely based on how the rest of the world reacts to you. And so it's kind of a superficial confidence that you have, you know? Amanda de Cadenet woman you confidence power People reacted to how I looked, and that was certainly a power to have as a young girl, but not one that you really understand. Amanda de Cadenet you girl power people I am interested in people. I'm interested in telling stories, whether that is behind the camera or in front of the camera. Amanda de Cadenet camera behind i-am people There are women who are just extraordinary, who are smart and brilliant, sensual women in their 70s and even 80s! Amanda de Cadenet just extraordinary women smart
