Quotes By Tyra Banks

I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that?

Models now need to promote themselves, think like businesswomen and diversify their careers by doing other things. Chances are very slim that a mere model will become a household name today.

I've had my heart broken one too many times.

Black women don't have the same body image problems as white women. They are proud of their bodies.

I'm trying to build a strong business. I want to create new stars, new shows and new products for my audience and create a legacy that outlives me. There are so many other ways I want to reach women besides doing a talk show.

I'm a perfectionist. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's okay if there are flaws here and there.

I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.

People always ask me if I'm going to stop modeling because I have started an acting career. I hope to continue to model for years to come.

I think every woman would want to do something about their cellulite!

I'm competitive with myself. I always try to push past my own borders.

I'm not sure exactly how gossiping about my life with my audience really helps them.

I love food and feel that it is something that should be enjoyed. I eat whatever I want. I just don't overeat.

Self-love has very little to do with how you feel about your outer self. It's about accepting all of yourself.

I look at myself and pick out the things I don't like. No matter how much I work out, I never get muscle tone in my butt and hip area.

You've got to learn to accept the fool in you as well as the part that's got it goin' on.

From offstage until the moment I walk onstage, I constantly tweak my talk show and 'Top Model', but at the same time, I often leave my private life by the wayside.

Journalists told me that a talk show wouldn't work. Some told me I was going to get canceled before my first season was up.

Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?

Designers are very fickle. I never wanted to be a victim of that. You're in one minute, out the next.

I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone.