Latest Amber Valletta Quotes from Interviews

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• I guess storytelling's always been in my blood. My mom said I was always dressing up and jumping in front of the camera and putting on plays. There must be a part of me that has to express that. If we were living in prehistoric clans, I'd probably be sitting by the campfire taking two stones and showing you how dinosaurs were chasing us. I'd be the one finding a way to communicate and perform.

  Amber Valletta

  Mom, My Mom, Campfire

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I'm obsessed with hockey and my son's a big player. I spend a lot of time driving to the ice rink and I'm a huge Los Angeles Kings fan. So, yeah, I'm a hockey mama - a cool hockey mama.

  Amber Valletta

  Hockey, Player, Driving

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I knew I liked art. I knew I liked photography. I remember seeing photos of Linda Evangelista in Italian Vogue as a teenager, and at the time I didn't know who she was. There were two photos - one shot by Fabrizio Ferri and another one by Steven Meisel. I didn't know who any of those people were. I think it was the first summer I was modeling, I saw these magazines sitting out and looked at them. I remember thinking, These are the kind of images I want to make.

  Amber Valletta

  Summer, Photography, Art

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I feel like I've gotten whatever was meant to come to me and I feel really blessed.

  Amber Valletta

  Blessed

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I definitely think that being a model makes it more difficult to be taken seriously. And I understand. I don't take it seriously sometimes.

  Amber Valletta

  Taken, Thinking, Sometimes

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• It was hard to be taken seriously being model-turned-actress. I needed to work on my acting chops. There are so few parts available that are good for women.

  Amber Valletta

  Taken, Acting

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• After the first summer modeling, I came home with almost as much money as my mom made in a year - after being away for about two months. I just decided to give it a shot, and if it didn't work, I was going to go to college.

  Amber Valletta

  Summer, Mom, Home

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• If I hadn't become a model I thought of doing many things. I wanted to be an archaeologist at one point, but I was a little kid. I wanted to be a social worker.

  Amber Valletta

  Kids, Social Worker, Little Kid

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I don't even know what would have happened to me had I not become a model. I don't know if I would have gotten out of Oklahoma. I was so young when things started happening for me and I realized I could make a living.

  Amber Valletta

  I Realized

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• One of my half-sisters just couldn't deal with it. I think she saw me as someone she had a hard time relating to. We're super-close now, but I probably came home from Europe with weird opinions and attitudes and weird clothing. I probably looked so different to her, and I couldn't show up for things she would have liked me to. My life picked up speed, and I couldn't really stop the momentum.

  Amber Valletta

  Attitude, Home, Thinking

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• My mom was proud but very hands off. She didn't really know enough about the model industry, and she didn't have the time to stop her life to go chaperone me. I think she trusted me.

  Amber Valletta

  Mom, Thinking, Proud

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I cut my hair short and it basically changed everything overnight. I was about 18 when I cut my hair off - the little pixie haircut. Nobody had short hair at the time. Literally overnight everything changed. I worked with Steven Meisel within a month and a half and I booked every show. Then I got a Vogue cover - my first Vogue - and that came out a few months later.

  Amber Valletta

  Cutting, Short Hair, Changed

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• My agent, Didier Fernandez - who's been my agent since I was 18 - has definitely been a mentor and a protector and a trusted friend.

  Amber Valletta

  Mentor, Trusted, Protector

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• My first really big job was an advertorial for Italian Vogue. I cried on set because I didn't know what to do. That was two weeks after being in Milan for the very first time. I think I had one or two test shoots there.

  Amber Valletta

  Italian, Thinking, Week

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• We are quite small in the big scheme of things.

  Amber Valletta

  Bigs, Schemes

• If all else fails, a few deep breaths.

  Amber Valletta

  Failing, Deep Breath, Breaths

• In order for me to parent well I have to empathize and stay open with my son.

  Amber Valletta

  Son, Order, Parent

• Can't we all just play nicely and leave the playground the way we found it, clean and safe?

  Amber Valletta

  Play, Way, Safe

• More than anything, it's my son's smile and love that makes me light up!

  Amber Valletta

  Son, Light, And Love

• I realized that being present for loved ones who are dying or aging is one of the greatest honors and gifts in my life. We are quite small in the big scheme of things.

  Amber Valletta

  Honor, Dying, Aging

• I am running on fumes, so it's time to get centered again. I start with eating healthier and cutting out caffeine - at least cutting back on caffeine. I exercise and get outside to play. I reconnect with my spiritual practice, which is daily meditation and prayer. Most importantly, I reconnect with my family and friends. If all else fails, a few deep breaths.

  Amber Valletta

  Running, Spiritual, Prayer

• Most of the designers are eco-friendly, even by default, through their use of up-cycled materials and organic fabrics, and by producing in small quantities. Ultimately, the design has to be great - no one will buy it if it looks like a hemp sack!

  Amber Valletta

  Design, Friendly, Looks

  Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

• I am super passionate about my new business because it has the potential to disrupt the fashion industry in a positive way. Master & Muse is providing a place to buy better. There are many big issues in producing fashion today, and the consumer doesn't fully understand the problems at hand. That is where we come in. We are providing awareness, information, and great fashion.

  Amber Valletta

  Fashion, Hands, Issues

• Doing something new and challenging. It can be anything from starting a business to playing a sport. Seeing a great concert, looking at extraordinary art, or being in nature. More than anything, it's my son's smile and love that makes me light up!

  Amber Valletta

  Sports, Art, Son

• In order for me to parent well I have to empathize and stay open with my son. I am also vulnerable when it comes to trying new things, when I don't feel like I completely know what I am doing. Lack of control.

  Amber Valletta

  Son, Order, Parent