“My first day of high school, I wore brown boys' corduroys that my mom ...” — Cameron Russell Quote

“My first day of high school, I wore brown boys' corduroys that my mom had sewn Sesame Street elastic into - they were my coolest pants - and a lime green Patagonia fleece that my mom found at Goodwill. I loved fleece.”

“Becoming a model was very counter-culture for my background, which is hyper-liberal, academic and feminist.”

“I was bullied at school.”

“I like rice, as long as they let me put my own stuff on it. You can bring me white rice or brown rice; just let me doctor it up.”

“I play the unsinkable Molly Brown, which is where she got her name from, because she survived.”

“Following Michael Brown's death, I went to Ferguson and met with his parents. I stood with them as they tried to hold their heads high and deal with both their immense loss and the larger issues of police-community relations.”