"I've done all this stuff because it's fun. It's never been about fame"
About this Quote
Elle Macpherson frames an entire career around joy rather than the chase for visibility. Coming of age in the era that minted the supermodel as a global celebrity, she was subjected to the spotlight’s appetite for image, reputation, and headlines. Yet the line points to a different engine: curiosity and pleasure in the work itself. Fun becomes a compass for choice, a way to keep agency when fame can easily turn a person into a product.
That perspective helps explain her unusual longevity and range. Beyond magazine covers and runway acclaim, she leaned into diverse, creative ventures: acting stints like her arc on Friends, hosting and producing television, building fashion and wellness businesses. Those moves read less like a strategy to stay famous and more like a willingness to try, learn, and collaborate across fields. Fun here is not frivolity; it is the kind of engagement that sustains discipline, invites risk, and makes reinvention possible.
There is also a subtle answer to the culture of objectification that tagged her as The Body. By foregrounding enjoyment and self-directed projects, she shifts attention from how she is seen to what she chooses to make. Fame, a byproduct at best and a distraction at worst, becomes secondary to craft, relationships, and problem-solving. That stance often produces a more authentic public presence anyway; audiences sense when someone is driven by curiosity rather than the need for applause.
The line doubles as advice about resilience. Careers built on external validation wobble when trends turn or scrutiny intensifies. Careers built on intrinsic motivation weather change, because the reward is baked into the doing. Macpherson’s emphasis on fun quietly redefines success: not accumulated notoriety, but a life of ongoing experiments that feel worth waking up for.
That perspective helps explain her unusual longevity and range. Beyond magazine covers and runway acclaim, she leaned into diverse, creative ventures: acting stints like her arc on Friends, hosting and producing television, building fashion and wellness businesses. Those moves read less like a strategy to stay famous and more like a willingness to try, learn, and collaborate across fields. Fun here is not frivolity; it is the kind of engagement that sustains discipline, invites risk, and makes reinvention possible.
There is also a subtle answer to the culture of objectification that tagged her as The Body. By foregrounding enjoyment and self-directed projects, she shifts attention from how she is seen to what she chooses to make. Fame, a byproduct at best and a distraction at worst, becomes secondary to craft, relationships, and problem-solving. That stance often produces a more authentic public presence anyway; audiences sense when someone is driven by curiosity rather than the need for applause.
The line doubles as advice about resilience. Careers built on external validation wobble when trends turn or scrutiny intensifies. Careers built on intrinsic motivation weather change, because the reward is baked into the doing. Macpherson’s emphasis on fun quietly redefines success: not accumulated notoriety, but a life of ongoing experiments that feel worth waking up for.
Quote Details
| Topic | Motivational |
|---|
More Quotes by Elle
Add to List





