Not just in modeling, but in society, there’s so much pressure about what a woman should be, and, of course, it’s just so unobtainable. You can never become that thing, because it’s such a projection.
If you have a connection to someone, it doesn’t matter what their exterior is.
Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it’s the feel that matters.
For modeling, I was always creating characters. I dress like a tomboy. So, when I’d go into a shoot, there’d be all these dresses, and I’d say to myself, ‘Okay, this isn’t me. It’s somebody else. So, who is this person?’ Acting is the next level of that.
I never knew modelling was what I wanted to do. I was just meandering through life having fun, having a laugh with my friends.
I think modelling was like the university of life, really. You get to travel but you get thrown into this adult world, which is kind of quite scary.
I suppose each project is a new thing, so there’s all this excitement and nerves about this new thing. Every single thing is like a new thing, so it’s never what I expect. I don’t know what to expect for the next thing. There are always different people. It’s interesting.
For modelling, you have to be such a strong person in a way – or seen to be a strong person, do you know what I mean? But in acting you have to get in touch with all the vulnerability that you carry.
It will appeal to girls who are confident and have a strong personal expression of style and identity in the way that they dress and what this says about themselves.
Well, I suppose I’ve never really had a lifestyle that needs upkeep. I don’t get cabs; I’m on the Tube with my Oyster card.
A lot of stuff written about me is rubbish. I don’t know where they get it from, sometimes.
Fashion isn’t me, even though I work in it. It’s just materialistic stuff.
I don’t really go to fashion parties; they’re not my scene.
I don’t really see myself as a big supermodel.
I don’t think a name defines the core of who you are.
I dress like a tomboy.
I know I’m no Whitney Houston.
I want to play positive role models – women who mean something to other women.
I’d like a relationship that was like two tree trunks side by side, strong but independent.
I’m not the new anything; I’m just Agyness.
It is so inspiring when you come across a woman who is very strong and dedicated and is amazing at what they do. That’s how I feel about Meryl Streep. You watch her, and you can’t help but notice all of that about her. She’s so influential.