Top 120 Quotes & Sayings by Jerry Hall

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American model Jerry Hall.
Last updated on December 3, 2024.
Jerry Hall

Jerry Faye Hall is an American model and actress. She began modelling in the 1970s and became one of the most sought after models in the world. She transitioned into acting, appearing in the 1989 film Batman. Hall was the long-term partner of The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, with whom she has four children. She subsequently married media mogul Rupert Murdoch, from whom she is now estranged.

When I was young, I was a sucker for smooth men. Bryan Ferry hired me, at 19, to be painted blue and dress up as a mermaid for the cover of his album 'Siren.' It was love at first sight.
My dad was in the Second World War with General Patton. He won medals for bravery, but he came home quite damaged, so he was a handful. He told us some terrible stories, and I guess you'd say he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
I think if I weren't so beautiful, maybe, I'd have more character. — © Jerry Hall
I think if I weren't so beautiful, maybe, I'd have more character.
My face and body have been a tool for my career, and I'm very conscious of that aspect and try and keep it the best I can.
When it comes to jewellery, less is more as you get older. Just before I go out to a party, I look at myself in the mirror and take off half of the jewellery I'm wearing. Anything that rattles or clanks is just too dowager duchess.
If experience has taught me anything, it's to make every day as good as possible. You learn that with age, as it goes by so quick.
I'm a very lazy, stay-at-home kind of girl.
On my grandmother's chicken farm, they had cows, and they had this big metal container that the cows drank out of, and we used to swim in it. And we used to get into the chicken feed bins and dive through them.
I've always gotten along best with artists.
Then, in 2000, John Reid, Elton John's former manager, asked me to audition for the stage version of The Graduate he was producing. So I worked on it, got the part, and after three weeks' rehearsal I was on stage!
My mother taught us the man was the head of the family, but the woman was the neck, and you could turn him any way you like.
It's really important for children to have good morals and good manners, and that they're thoughtful of other people and that they learn the consequences of their actions.
I have very old-fashioned tastes. — © Jerry Hall
I have very old-fashioned tastes.
We all know pain doesn't exist without some coexisting depression.
I'm a very bad citizen. I've never even voted.
Divorce is not the end of the world. It's worse to stay in an unhealthy marriage. That's a worse example for the children.
The more flesh you show, the higher up the ladder you go.
We used to go to Studio 54 - an amazing place.
I was 5' 10 when I was 14, skinny and flat, with huge feet, and I never had a boyfriend.
I've dabbled in several different religions.
I'm a fan of very, very expensive creams: Creme de la Mer, La Prairie Skin Caviar Luxe. I'm a huge fan. They work.
I don't like to be rushed. I plan my outfits for the week in advance. I find the appropriate outfit for each occasion, try it on, make sure it is in good condition and have it all ready with shoes, handbag and accessories laid out in my dressing room. Fashion is such a huge part of my career, I have to think ahead.
The idea of getting old is horrific, but I don't want to make it worse by becoming a grotesque caricature. A lot of people have made that mistake of trying so hard to hang on to their looks that they make themselves look really scary.
Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament.
A healthy love life is not and should not be the preserve of those in their 20s and 30s. It's important at all ages.
To me, it's not the end of the world if I end up not being with someone. I love romance. I love sex. I love men's company, but I don't feel I have to be married. Men are a wonderful part of life, like chocolate. But my life goes on whether they're there or not.
I love good rock'n'roll, blues and jazz, gospel, and a little reggae.
I love doing theater so much - being in front of an audience and seeing how a character grows and develops with every performance.
The problem with cosmetic surgery is that people who have it can only see how they look in the mirror. They don't realise how weird they look from other angles. I particularly hate the injections that puff out the face, which are hideous.
I'm one of five sisters. I'm the younger of twins, and we're the youngest of five girls, and we've always been very close. We were pretty much a gang. I take after my mother a lot in terms of personality and character. She was very positive; always looked on the bright side of things. She had a tough time of it with my dad but did her best.
The thing I'm most proud of is that I've raised a lot of money for certain charities - breast cancer and the Caldecott Foundation and the NSPCC. But as far as my self-esteem is concerned, doing 'The Graduate' for 11 months was fantastic.
I have gone out with younger men, and they're great fun; they've got enthusiasm. Stamina! But I think older men are much better lovers.
Well, I was fourteen in Texas. But I looked twenty-five.
My favorite dancer is Sylvie Guillem.
I think crying over spilt milk and being all moody and sulky is really bratty behavior. You shouldn't do it, because it's going to drag you and everyone else around you down.
People feel like they know you because they've read about you, and people who don't know me seem to have warm feelings about me. I seem to be popular with women. I go into the loo in restaurants, and they all say, 'Oh, I love you.' It's odd, but it's really nice, too.
My hair can get quite dry, so I condition it in olive oil once a week.
I love men's company, but I don't feel I have to be married. Men are a wonderful part of life, like chocolate. But my life goes on whether they're there or not. — © Jerry Hall
I love men's company, but I don't feel I have to be married. Men are a wonderful part of life, like chocolate. But my life goes on whether they're there or not.
I used to hang out with Salvador Dali a lot. He was such a nice man. I really liked his wife Gala, too. People say that she was tricky, but she was never difficult with me.
The great thing about baking is that you can bring in an apple pie when you have company and say, 'I baked this for you,' and people love it. Men love it when you bake a pie for them.
Texans have in common with Australians, in that they are quite strong, hardy people.
My mother was asked to be a model when she was younger, but my father had not let her, so she was quite keen on me becoming a model. I just went off without telling my dad. I took off to Paris and never came back, but when I became a success and started making money, he was very proud of me.
My first airplane trip was to Paris. I had this fantasy that I would become a model, and I did!
I don't mind being older. I'm proud of my age. I've achieved a lot. It's the same thing with Mick and the Stones. They should be revered and respected. Isn't it strange that now we're living longer we have so much less respect for old age? Perhaps it's a less valuable commodity?
I've always felt the man is king of the house and should be amused and treated well.
I guess I've always been a groupie. My first date was a bull rider called Tommy Lee Bryant. We'd go to the rodeo every Saturday and Sunday. The bull riders were the cool guys.
My mother was a medical records librarian and wonderful with us girls. She sewed a lot of our clothes - really glamorous, beautiful clothes - and I think that's part of why I was so successful when I went off to Paris; she'd made me all these wonderful clothes to take.
Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men. — © Jerry Hall
Well, I think mostly we're dressing for men.
I love mysticism - it's such fun.
Music, art, theater. I'm just a big fan of beauty.
I have done a lot of theater.
You can burn a lot of calories mopping the house.
I always polish my shoes and clean the bottom of them before I go out. I also wipe my handbags. I keep them in little bags to stop them getting dusty. You have to keep your accessories looking smart and clean.
Laughing a lot is really good for you, embracing your children's future and embracing your grandchildren, and not having regrets and not being bitter and not being angry.
I have absolutely zero interest in politics.
I enjoy life, and I think that's important. Life is so fragile and so fleeting, and it's over in a minute, and you've just got to grab it and do everything and not worry about it.
Yves Saint Laurent was my first fashion show. I wore his tuxedo. And Helmut Newton was my first photographer, in 1973. I was really very lucky. I had an amazing career.
I am very friendly with lots of people in rock'n'roll, because I spent so much time with them over the years through Mick's work.
I'm a bit of a groupie.
I'd always enjoyed acting, but modeling was so time-consuming - and lucrative - that I didn't pursue it.
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