"I've never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it"
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The subtext is about control. In modeling and celebrity culture, women’s bodies are treated as public property and negotiation leverage at the same time. Schiffer’s wording tries to reclaim authorship: she’s not prudish, not “difficult,” not naïve. She’s a professional who chooses, not a commodity who complies. “Basically anything” is also an audition for seriousness, the signal models often have to send when crossing into film: don’t pigeonhole me as the pretty face with a contract clause.
Context matters because Schiffer’s fame peaked in an era when “nudity” was framed as both empowerment and scandal, depending on who profited from it. Her statement anticipates the double bind: refuse and you’re labeled uptight; agree and you’re reduced to your body. By tethering the hypothetical to narrative necessity, she sidesteps both traps, offering an ethic of intention rather than a hard yes or no. It’s less a promise than a negotiation tactic, a way to be seen as game without being easy.
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Schiffer, Claudia. (2026, January 17). I've never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-never-done-any-nudity-but-i-would-do-67348/
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Schiffer, Claudia. "I've never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it." FixQuotes. January 17, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-never-done-any-nudity-but-i-would-do-67348/.
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"I've never done any nudity, but I would do basically anything if a role called for it." FixQuotes, 17 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-never-done-any-nudity-but-i-would-do-67348/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.










