Padma Lakshmi Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I don't have any stigma attached to my body. When I'm in my own private space, I have very little on.”

“I tend to sleep in the nude... I'm a sensual-leaning woman. You have to use the word 'leaning' or it sounds like I'm boasting.”

“I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.”

“I work out all the time! I don't just sit around and eat burgers whenever I want. Oh, if I could I probably would, but I don't.”

“I've always had a fantasy to write a cookbook, because everyone wants to know what a model eats.”

“The best thing you can do for someone is make them a beautiful plate of food. How else can you invade someone's body without actually touching them?”

“I never Tweet about my daughter. Never. I just want to be respectful of her privacy. My job as a mom is to know when to open my mouth and when not to.”

“For a while, I became an atheist; now that I'm grown up, though, I'm not hard-edged enough to be an atheist. Even though I live with a flaming atheist, I love going to temple. I love all the rituals.”

“I love to use a lot of spices when I cook, so we actually cast a real peppercorn in gold and then just made a bead out of it for necklaces and earrings.”

“I wasn't like those girls who give birth and are back on the runway. It took me probably six months to gain 45 pounds and I would say it took me double that time to lose it.”