Devon Aoki Quotes

• It’s difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.

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• In modeling, my height was a big challenge to overcome, because I was pretty much the shortest girl on the runway whenever I was doing the catwalk. The clothes didn’t fit and the shoes didn’t fit. It was an issue, but luckily, it didn’t prevent me from working.

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• I’m really not that weird. I’m a combination of a lot of different things. Maybe it’s just easier to make me look weird than another model who is specifically Caucasian.

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• I’m pretty athletic, but I’m not very strong.

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• I think people like to think I’m in some way financially dependent on my family – on my dad – but the fact of the matter is I’ve been emancipated from my father since I was 14 years old. That’s something people don’t know or understand.

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• I think it’s important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I’m pleased to be part of a ‘new breed’ of models who perhaps don’t exactly fit the status quo.

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• I think it’s important that there is a change, especially in fashion.

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• I lived in London for eight years and I like to say that I am two parts American and one part British because I lived there for a third of my life.

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• I have lots of brothers and sisters, two of whom are younger than myself, so I rely on my phone, text messaging or e-mailing to stay in the loop and communicate when I’m away for big chunks of time.

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• I had professional stunt racers teaching me how to drive.

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• I always thought models had to fit a certain mould. I never thought I had what it takes. I’m too small and my look’s pretty weird.

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• Everyone has their own insecurities, regardless of how you look or how people perceive you, but sometimes people give their insecurities too much power. Defining beauty is simply a matter of opinion. For me, real beauty has very little to do with the structure of someone’s face or body.

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Devon Aoki (12)

Birth:	10th August, 1982
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Model

About

Devon Edwenna Aoki was born in New York City, New York. She is an American actress and model. She started modeling when she was 13. In 1998, at the age of 16, Aoki replaced Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace. In 2007, she made an appearance in The Killers' video "Bones". Her acting career includes films like 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., Sin City, Dead or Alive, War and Mutant Chronicles. She has been on the cover of I-D magazine three times. She was also the face of Lancome cosmetics for four years.

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