Christina Ricci Quotes

Any obsession is dangerous.

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause.

I like the way my own feet smell. I love to smell my sneakers when I take them off.

We might all be so afraid to be who we are, but in the end, it's really you're individual, unique qualities that make you attractive to people.

Real tears are not those that fall from the eyes and cover the face, but those that fall from the heart and cover the soul.

Remember who you are. It's really okay to be who you are.

People feel like they have to live up to being perfect or have a perfect life or be perfectly happy, and it just makes them more unhappy.

I was a big sci-fi fantasy geek when I was younger... secretly, in my room.

I don't know who Peter Lorre is. Pathetic, right? It shows you how completely gross and uncultured my generation is.

I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.

I find the less attention I pay to food, the healthier I am.

I hate the things they preach. They found a gimmick that sells. The fact that they're making money off all these teenage kids who actually believe in their message is disgusting.

Most people don't walk around knowing what other people think about them, and I don't think it's healthy to know what faceless strangers who you'll never meet say about you.

I mean, I don't like anyone who likes themselves too much.

I won't swim in a pool by myself, because I think that somehow a little magic door is going to open up and let a shark out.

If I know I have everything prepared for when I get killed by a stalker, then I can go to sleep.

Well, it's difficult to fall in love with a character when you just read the pilot. You don't really know who the character is.

I stand up for other people, I'm very protective of people around me. If I feel like somebody is getting a bad rap or being unfairly picked on, I will stand up for them, absolutely.

I went through an awkward adolescence and had braces.

It's fun to be sarcastic, but now I'm able to express myself in a way that's much more sincere.

The whole growing-up process seems to have eluded me

As a kid, I was told to talk as much as possible.

It's so normal for a teenager to dress in black -- and be real unhappy and stay in your room and say sarcastic things. How could something so normal be considered morbid?

I'm an actor who hates dialogue and the present day and reality.

I think reincarnation is possible. Hopefully, we all get recycled.

My brother always teases me about my forehead: 'I could eat off it!'

This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.

I don't come from money.

Hopefully what you do as an actor is strong enough and has enough of an impact that people get what you're trying to communicate.

The more that I can work in different mediums, the more I can grow, and learn from different actors and different types of actors and directors and different styles of acting and build a tool box.

I would love to fly privately, but unfortunately, I don't. I don't summer anywhere either.

I always think that I've embarrassed myself.

I think that's the best career that someone can have is one that's reflective of their personal tastes.

I mean, I sing. But I don't think I'm a good enough singer to do any kind of musical.

I get so nervous. I happen to be socially awkward and shy. I spent a lot of my time as an adult not going places.

I'm really open to everything.

I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself.

You won't see me in a better mood than 4:00 in the morning on my way to work.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

I want a Mini-Cooper because it's fuel efficient, emissions efficient and all that stuff. It's small and better for the environment. I think that will be my next car.

I was really bored and unhappy in school, and I used to act out and do horrible things.

I really liked it. It was awesome - my first tabloid story. If you're going to have a tabloid story written about you, it might as well be with Johnny Depp.

I could easily exist on less money, but I like the way I live now.

Naturally, my body language changes given whatever environment I'm in.

I think the main reason a lot of child stars don't make it is that it's hard to see someone as cute and then all of a sudden see them as having more depth.

Recently, I've really responded to books that bring the magic of childhood back to us as adults.

What you feel is important may not be what the director feels is important.

As a teenager, my favourite rejection was, 'She looks too healthy,' which of course translates as, 'She needs to lose weight.'

I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera. Unlike a lot of actors, I think that's the thing that I'm not so comfortable with.

I think people who suffer from depression, unless it's post-traumatic, are probably going to struggle with it for their whole life.