"Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again"
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The subtext is labor politics without the manifesto. Modeling is often dismissed as easy, unserious, or purely aesthetic; Bell counters that with a tight, sensory image of fatigue and repetition. “Get a few hours” is almost euphemistic: sleep becomes a ration. Then the kicker, “back on set again,” turns the whole ordeal into a loop, not a one-off war story. It’s the cyclical grind of shoots, resets, hair, lighting, waiting, and performing “fresh” on command.
Context matters: this reads like behind-the-scenes honesty designed for a media culture that rewards access and “realness.” It’s also a subtle bid for legitimacy, placing her in the same overworked ecosystem as crew, assistants, and actors. The intent isn’t martyrdom; it’s a reminder that the image economy runs on bodies pushed past comfort, then expected to look effortless anyway.
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Bell, Catherine. (2026, January 16). Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-you-work-all-the-way-through-to-5am-101552/
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Bell, Catherine. "Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-you-work-all-the-way-through-to-5am-101552/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/sometimes-you-work-all-the-way-through-to-5am-101552/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.



