Agyness Deyn /ˈæɡnɪs diːn/ (born Laura Michelle Hollins; 16 February 1983) is an English model and actress.
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.
I'm all alone. There has been no man in my life for several months now and although it would be nice to have a boyfriend, I can't just settle for anybody. The fact is I'm choosy, but mainly about a man's character. He has to be interesting, funny and clever. I don't even mind if he's not very good-looking.
You know, even though I'm in fashion, I don't, like, do fashion. Fashion isn't me, even though I work in it. It's just materialistic stuff. I just want to do whatever makes me happy. . . Like being totally conscious. Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do. Being with friends, having fun. . . being a bit daft.
I dont have that many friends.
Modelling is only about the look. In acting, it's the feel that matters.
For me, being onstage for an hour and a half, my confidence was really huge for me. Doing eight shows a week for a run, I was like: "I'm actually doing this. " And now I feel more confident going into something.
I can't do modeling disconnected. And I thought, "What do I like? What do I love about modeling?" And what I love is that it's such a creative process, with a bunch of people, and I wanted that more, which is how the acting thing came about.
I definitely believe that love conquers all, yes.
My mum used to always dress me and my sister in matching Laura Ashley dresses. And I'd be like, 'Mum, I just wanna wear my Doc Martens!
I'm like a boomerang, I always come back.
A lot of stuff written about me is rubbish. I don't know where they get it from, sometimes.
Laughing is, like, my favorite thing to do.
I've always been really private about my personal life. I don't talk about it.
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.
Fashion isn't me, even though I work in it. It's just materialistic stuff.
To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized.
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.
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 don't really go to fashion parties; they're not my scene.
I get on with all my exes, so there's nothing I need to forget about. I don't know - life is shorter than it seems.