Brooke Shields (Actor)

"Humor was always an outlet for me - it's the easiest defense and the easiest diffusion, whether from fear or just breaking the ice." - Shields quoted in Newsday, Oct. 19, 1996

"I don't know whether it comes from being a perfectionist or a survivor, but I could never let myself be defeated. Even as a baby, I was stubborn. I learned a lot as a kid, just having to keep my head above water. When I look back now, I'm not sure how I survived." - Shields to Interview magazine, April 2008

"I have been photographing for 50 years, but I've never known anybody like Brooke. She went through all those stages, a baby, little girl, a teenager and always was fabulous to work with. I've never seen her be temperamental or uncooperative. She's an amazing young lady." - photographer Francesco Scavullo in Biography magazine, October 1997

"I never want to do anything for money. Anyway, I'm so naive about finances. Once my mother mentioned an amount and realized I didn't understand, she had to explain: 'That's like three Mercedes.' Then I understood" - Shields to People magazine, July 8, 1985

"When I look back at the past 30 years, it's amazing to me that, that kid did survive the first 10. I don't know how she did it. I can't say it was healthy, but we did the best we could within these circumstances thrown at me. OK, my parents were divorced. But I don't remember being unhappy. I was a kid. You don't labor through what's not fun." - Shields quoted in Rolling Stone magazine, Oct. 3, 1996