Top 144 Quotes & Sayings by Emily Ratajkowski - Page 2

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Last updated on April 16, 2025.
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 signed with an acting agent first; I wasn't really interested in signing with a modeling agent. But that same day, they said, 'You should go over to Ford.'
I don't know what it is, but French men love me. — © Emily Ratajkowski
I don't know what it is, but French men love me.
For me it's always about trying to consistently maintain a fit and body-conscious eating schedule so three days before I'm not like, 'Oh my God - I have a bathing suit shoot I have to do.'
I spent most of my time with adults because although my parents were older when they had me, they're really like teenagers. I sort of became the third musketeer.
I cook a lot, so that really helps: You know how much salt and sugar and all of that kind of stuff you are putting in your body.
I'm not always going to like the paparazzi photos, but I'm still going to go to lunch with my boyfriend.
Generally, I just think there is a real lacking in men knowing how to hit on women.
When I was eleven years old, I basically looked the same as I do now.
I'm really sick of the 'one percent' that is taking all the money from this country, draining the middle class, making it nonexistent.
A selfie is a sort of interesting way to reclaim the gaze, right? You're looking at yourself and taking a photo while looking at everyone. But also, who cares?
I don't know that it needs to be a transition from modeling to acting. I think that they can both exist at the same time.
I do my own makeup for events and red carpet stuff. — © Emily Ratajkowski
I do my own makeup for events and red carpet stuff.
I have really big features, so a little makeup goes a long way. I would hate to look like a clown.
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.
There is winter in L.A., there is rain in L.A. But there is no rain on 'Entourage.'
I didn't want to act in high school, because I was sick of auditioning for Nickelodeon, Disney mean girls, or the cheerleader.
I'm completely bathing suit-obsessed, and I love lurking on Instagram looking for the best bikinis.
I'm not about anything special - I don't use a trainer or anything like that. And really just eating healthy, eating balanced, knowing what is good and, when you push it too far, easing up and getting back on track.
The world should not be exclusive of the ideal body. It has to include all ideals, all bodies.
I remember the first time I pulled out of my driveway in my grandparents' Nissan Ultimate or Centra. I just remember getting in a car that smells like my grandparents, with both my parents standing on the lawn, so petrified. That was my car up until I was 18.
There are some people who fit into categories very well. But then there are a lot who don't.
My hair is very straight - people always think that I've ironed it when I get to set.
I really like beef jerky. If we go to a gas station, I have to buy beef jerky.
Pop music is always great for keeping the energy up, but it can get really old, especially after eight hours, just because there aren't that many great pop songs.
There's a reason ISIS exists, which is because we've invaded countries, and they hate the Western world. I'm not forgiving them; I'm just saying there's a reason.
If you don't feel good in the bathing suit, you're not going to look good.
I always say, 'Do you have a body? Then you're swimsuit ready.' That's all you need to worry about.
We're animals. A body is a body.
When I spend a lot of time in New York, or somewhere when I don't have a car, I miss that mobility and freedom that you have when you have a car. You don't have to rely on anyone else.
I met Patti Smith, which is not Hollywood, but that really blew my mind. I love her. We were at a very small party, too, on a boat, and I totally fanned out. I told her that I loved her, and wasn't cool at all.
People will say, 'How do I get abs like you?' I don't know. We're all different. If my girlfriend did what I did, hiking and yoga for a workout, it would affect her body in a different way. That's the message that I really want to get out there. I'm trying to counteract that culture.
Lunch is usually a salad or a sandwich. If I'm on set, I'll have catering, but I'm well behaved with that stuff. It's easy to go crazy - they know how to feed you.
If I have a meeting or need to look more done up, the thing I can always do is a cat eye.
I have the same skin-care routine morning and night, although I'm not one of those people who always uses the same products. My skin changes with the weather.
I wouldn't say I am the type of girl who craves Doritos, but I definitely love a good cupcake sometimes. Or a croissant in the morning.
I suck at surfing. I can't pull myself up.
I never eat at home. Dinner is my time to be social and catch up with people. — © Emily Ratajkowski
I never eat at home. Dinner is my time to be social and catch up with people.
A woman can be seeking attention and also make a statement.They don't need to be mutually exclusive.
For me, I want a president who is more than a symbol, someone who has ideas that I align with.
My mum bought discounted tickets for shows like 'Cats' and 'Les Miserables'; I became completely enamoured.
My high school didn't have a football team; we just had like a surf team, because I grew up in Encinitas, California, which is the ultimate place where everyone skated or surfed, so it was a very different culture. It was, like, cool to be the art kid.
I didn't necessarily intend it for myself, but it just happens with Instagram and Twitter; people come up to me and call me Emrata; they don't call me Emily. That's my brand, my identity.
I like going in the ocean and leaving my hair for two days with the saltwater beachy look. I think that is part of the reason I would love to cut my hair short. I just wouldn't ever have to think about it.
It sounds really cliched, but just be true to who you are.
Hollywood is a boys' club, and that's something I thought was a stereotype - and it's not. That really shocked me. Still shocks me. Everyone's helping their buddies out and pressing their buddies and playing tennis with their buddies and making movies with their buddies, and that grosses me out.
We're able to choose our candidate not based on gender or sex or anything else other than their ideas.
Honestly, I am not a huge beauty girl, so I'm pretty low-maintenance, California. — © Emily Ratajkowski
Honestly, I am not a huge beauty girl, so I'm pretty low-maintenance, California.
Female empowerment is always something that I've felt. It's not about just being a model; it's about women in general.
I think that the stigmas against model-actresses - and even just, like, entertainer, celebrity chef, and musician - those kinds of walls have been broken down, and you can do multiple things. So while I can, I don't see why I would stop.
I basically stay in jewelry all the time. I have the same couple of necklaces, earrings, and rings, and they usually don't come off my body.
I like to keep it really balanced to give my body energy and also be healthy.
Sex is normal. Desire is normal. Attention is normal, and that's okay.
Social media is something women didn't have 10 years ago, and that's a big aspect in feminism today. I don't have to be filtered by anyone. I choose.
You're a woman, enjoy yourself, and believe that you can do things.
I know everyone hates when I say this, they think it's a cliché, but if you don't feel good in the bathing suit you're not going to look good. Confidence is really important.
I think everyone has their awkward phases. Growing up isn't easy for everyone.
A selfie is a sort of interesting way to reclaim the gaze, right? You're looking at yourself and taking a photo while looking at everyone.
We are more than just our bodies, but that doesn't mean we have to be shamed for them or our sexuality.
For many women, how our hair looks and feels is an everyday part of our lives, whether we always want it to be or not. And ultimately, feeling good about yourself is good for your life and who you are. So if having the best hair you can have means you feel better about your day, then go get that hair. And don't feel guilty about it!
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