Everything I ever needed to learn about life...

“To me it’s all about working hard, having fun, and...then like, working really hard some more... but then having some more fun...”
- Derek Zoolander on modeling

“A male model’s life is precious. Just because we're God’s most incredibly beautiful creations, we can still die in a freak gasoline fight accident.”
- Derek Zoolander on death

“I’m pretty sure there’s more to life than just being really, really good looking, and I plan on finding out what that is.”
- Derek Zoolander on life

“The other day, I was thinking of volunteering to help underprivileged children learn how to read... and just thinking about it was the most rewarding experience of my life.”
- Derek Zoolander on volunteering

“If I have a day off I’ll spend four to nine hours in front of the mirror, trying just a tilt of the head or a furrow of my eyelash. I mean my body, my face are my tools.”
- Derek Zoolander on working on his 'looks'.

“Even though the homeless are poor and smelly and live in boxes, their clothing and accessories are still really cool.”
- Derek Zoolander on the homeless

“I’m thinking, I’m hot, I’m sexy, I’m naughty, I’m coy, I’m scared, I’m an asteroid hurtling to the center of the earth about to blow up, big time.”
- Derek Zoolander on what he thinks of on the runway

“This phone is my lifeline. It’s as much a part of me as my blood, or my spleen or my toes.”
- Derek Zoolander on the importance of his cell phone

“Yeah, it was tough out there. Sometimes we had to work like eight hours days. The photo lights would get so hot they’d burn your skin, you’d get terrible calluses on your feet, rashes from all the makeup.”
- Derek Zoolander on hard work

“I mean, she’s at least two feet shorter and 35 pounds heavier than any woman I’ve ever been with but... there's something about her that just... gives me an erection.”
- Derek Zoolander on love