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Daily Inspiration Quote by Elle Macpherson

"I like to make movies I like to watch"

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A line this simple from a supermodel lands like a tiny act of rebellion against the whole celebrity-industrial complex. "I like to make movies I like to watch" is almost aggressively unglamorous: no mission statement, no talk of "pushing boundaries", no faux-humble gratitude for the opportunity to "tell important stories". Macpherson frames creative work as consumer desire first. She isn’t auditioning for legitimacy; she’s asserting taste.

The repetition does most of the work. "I like... I like..". sounds childlike, even stubborn, which is exactly the point. Models are often treated as vessels for other people’s concepts - photographed, styled, directed. By doubling down on "I", she claims authorship in a space that tends to deny it to women hired for their looks. The sentence quietly flips the power dynamic: the camera doesn’t define her; her preferences do.

There’s also a pragmatic subtext about control and risk. A model crossing into film is usually read as branding, not craft. Macpherson sidesteps the credibility trap by setting a bar that’s personal, not critical: if she’d pay attention to it, it’s worth her time. That’s a savvy stance in an industry that constantly pressures public figures to manufacture "range" for approval.

Culturally, it’s a reminder that taste is a kind of authority. She’s not promising art; she’s promising pleasure, coherence, and self-recognition - a surprisingly firm platform in a world that expects her to be decorative and grateful.

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Macpherson, Elle. (2026, January 15). I like to make movies I like to watch. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-to-make-movies-i-like-to-watch-164631/

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Macpherson, Elle. "I like to make movies I like to watch." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-to-make-movies-i-like-to-watch-164631/.

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"I like to make movies I like to watch." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-like-to-make-movies-i-like-to-watch-164631/. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.

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Elle Macpherson (born March 29, 1964) is a Model from Australia.

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