Actress Quotes

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers. I know that there's some actors who like to be left alone, they like to be very independent, but I actually really enjoy the teamwork.

I'm definitely one of those actresses who comes to a set knowing how I want to do a scene, and I definitely love input from my directors and my writers.

I worked on 'Sarah Connor' even longer than 'Firefly.' And I always remembered how generous everyone was to me when I didn't know what to do, and I didn't know the rules, and I didn't know camera angles, and I didn't know lighting.

I was always the kid on scholarship, I was a soloist with my company, I'd been working with the symphony since I was 14.

I still dance, probably three times a week, unless I'm working on a crazy job, and then I just don't have any free time at all.

I love it if a man makes an effort to get to know my parents and sisters. Getting to know the people who matter to me goes a long way.

I like pretty conservative guys, good guys. I always look for the qualities I find in my father.

I always look for roles that make me feel good about being a girl. I have to say that there are a lot of roles out there that make me feel really bad about being a girl. You can imagine what the things are and I shall not go into detail.

For breakfast, I always have eggs - whole eggs. I think the fats are really important. I also like turkey bacon and really hearty whole-grain bread. I'm very picky about it. You need bread that's high in fiber and low in carbs. It's hard to find, but it's worth it.

As I've gotten older, I've come to realize how important it is to vary your workouts.

After doing 'Firefly' and moving on, I always wanted to be part of a series again. I love doing films, too, but there's just something special about being part of the team and feeling like you're actually a part of the family, and I always look to re-create that.

I was hit for the first time before I was married.

I want someone who can handle me. And I'm not the easiest person to handle.

I thought comedians had to have black on their faces or red beards.

Really, sex and laughter do go very well together, and I wondered - and I still do - which is more important.

My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.

I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.

Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.

You know what you are best at, and writing is just not my thing, but I like it.

Yeah, I started when I was 6 years old. My brother and sister would get all of these presents at Christmas time from the cast and crew of their show and I was jealous. So I decided that I had to become an actor.

The best thing about being an actress is getting good concert tickets.

No, I feel like my personality probably influenced the character, more than the character influenced me.

My twin in the show is Molly Stanton who is so sweet and great and she is totally different from me.

I'm super shy, especially at parties.

I'd just love to have an audience and it's the most fun in the world to get a new script every week and have the audience come in, and work with those actors.

I think I really see myself doing TV more than ever.

I pretty much only write by default, because I want to make certain projects so instead of trying to wait and find them, I create them, but I'm not really a writer.

I like that kind of frantic schedule. It makes me feel like I have a purpose.

I like going to New York. I like the galleries and the theatre and the restaurants and bars and music. I think that city is more alive than Los Angeles.

I flew back and forth and did episodes of Roseanne while I was at Yale.