Shayk: "You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well."

Shayk: "Nothing is easy, and as far as my modelling career goes, the path to the top has been long and difficult, but that's what makes it special. I always look back to remind myself where I've come from."

Shayk: "I don't care what people think about me. I really don't."

Shayk: "In my business, you should be very strong in mind. You have to be sure about yourself and about your work and your career, and you have to be strong inside because so many people come around and try to say bad things about you."

Shayk: "I'm very smart, and I have a great team of people around me investing my money. I'm not buying gold - yet."

Shayk: "You have to invest the money in a certain thing, because, you know, at 40, I want to enjoy my life. So I do a lot of investments. Apartments back in Russia and New York. It's a good thing to do."

Shayk: "Of course, nothing just falls into your lap - to get where I am now, I've worked hard."

Shayk: "I love high heels from the age of 10! Short skirts and then high heels. My classmates used to make fun of me. Like, 'Ooh, she's so skinny and she's wearing high heels.' But I just wore what I like, and I didn't care about people's opinions, the same as I don't care now."

Shayk: "Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing."

Shayk: "Try not to eat after 7 P.M. Try to stay away from heavy food in the night, like hamburgers and chicken nuggets. Eat that stuff in the morning or early afternoon."

Shayk: "I'm Russian: I'm into men, diamonds, and caviar."

Shayk: "In Russia, we eat a lot of heavy food like potatoes and lots of meat. I can't eat one apple or a salad a day. You wouldn't want to come talk to me if I don't eat. I have to eat, or I am in a really bad mood."

Shayk: "You can't break Russian people, you know? 'Cos we're made in cold snow. We're very resistant."

Shayk: "I started playing piano age six. I was also singing in the choir, so my mum put me into music school. I went to study there for seven years, but it was not my passion. I quit because I wanted to study marketing. But I can still play piano."

Shayk: "I spend time doing cardio because it makes me feel good."

Shayk: "I don't spend a lot of money on clothes, which is weird because I am a fashion model, but when it comes to the new collections coming out, I am just praying designers send it to me for free."

Shayk: "To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art. You know, there's nothing vulgar in there."

Shayk: "If you're with someone, it's because you're moving in the same direction, and you both are looking for the same thing. Both of you have to share the same concept of what a relationship means."

Shayk: "I think whatever dress you wear, people will criticise you. Different people have different opinions."

Shayk: "What I've never understood is why some women use plastic surgery to make themselves more attractive to men. The most beautiful woman is someone who's happy and is always smiling."

Shayk: "If you want to eat chocolate or cakes, you have to eat it in the morning, for breakfast or lunch - don't eat it in the night."

Shayk: "I never thought of a career of as a model, and it was a total surprise for me when I won the contest and became Miss Chelyabinsk. Then I started modelling in Paris."

Shayk: "Sometimes I wake up and think I look horrible. And sometimes I see a strong woman."

Shayk: "It doesn't matter if you're small, big, or fit: if you go in front of the camera and deliver and say, 'Oh my God, I look amazing,' and just be sure about yourself, everything will be perfect."

Shayk: "My ideal man is faithful, honest, and a gentleman who knows how to treat women."