Katee Sackhoff Quotes

I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. Im a lot more introspective than my characters.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where I think everyone can do the job and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.

Some of the craziest people Ive met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people Ive met.

Most people don't go to work and beat up a 13-year-old. It's a really freaky thing.

I grew up in Oregon so I grew up around reservations, so I've always kind of had this knowledge. Not a tremendous amount of knowledge, but an outsider's knowledge of what reservation life was like.

I think I was obsessed with the culture of riding. I got sick of having to date guys who rode motorcycles for me to be on them.

I find that in the science fiction world, you have almost more women fans than male fans and I think it's because there's been such a shortage of strong female characters.

My mom always said, 'Marry someone smarter than yourself, Katee, because No. 1, you're not that smart. And No. 2, then you'll have smart babies.'

I think every character I play has a physicality to them, so I have to stay in some sort of shape. I'll never be a size two. And I don't want to be a size two.

I grew up idolizing these men, like Arnold Schwarzenegger. I loved Sly (Stallone). I loved Bruce Willis. These guys embodied everything that action was in the 80s and 90s.

Its interesting, the things you learn when youre 21. I learned never to get tattoos in the middle of shooting a movie. Because if youre not Angelina Jolie or Megan Fox, they will fire you.

Every job after the first job I got was icing on the cake. This is so much fun.

I think I saw "Predator" when I was six. So I knew from a very young age that it wasn't real, but I just loved it.

If you can ride through Texas with somebody, which is 700 miles of just straight, flat freeway riding, then you can be friends with them forever.

I think Gods wrath and purgatory are the only things keeping me on the straight and narrow. I like the idea of purgatory. Its like a cosmic do-over.

I hate horror movies, with a passion.

I'm kind of used to being around guys on set, and I grew up with a brother who treated me like I was a boy.

I am definitely a lot more girly that the characters that I play.

A lot of shows fly under the radar for the first couple seasons and then become successful. It doesn't necessarily have any bearing on the success of the show or how much the network is behind it.

Horror films and genre films are interesting, because I always look for a deeper meaning or a deeper theme in the film.

I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.

When you take on a TV show, you give trust to people that you really just met.

The moment where I realized how little I actually was, was when Dave Bautista picked me off the ground and I still wasn't even at his pec yet. I was like, "Oh my God, this man is massive."

If you're going to play strength, you've got to marry that with a vulnerability and give your character some relatable qualities.

My mom has always said that you don't know what love is until you've had a child.

I do believe that there is something at the core of protecting your offspring - the love of a mother, you just don't get in the way of it.

I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when Im in Starbucks.

Every single person is a beautiful human being, and we're lucky. That's what gives you longevity. You have to love the people that you work with.

Part of what I love about television is that my imagination gets to keep going. It doesn't stop.

I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it!

You don't want to go right, if everyone thinks you're going to go right. You go left, on purpose. Sometimes you can't explain why, and you can't explain what left looks like, but you just do it.

People don't realize that I started in musical theater. That's where my roots are.

Science-fiction fans are the most loyal fans in the world. It's true. They'll watch things that you actually should give them their money back for

I believe that if doors don't open, make new doors. So I also have started producing quite a bit of things as well.

It's a very, very rare moment when another actor hurts you. I mean, that's not normal.

The only way that a mother would go after her own children is if she's just completely gone and has no humanity.

There's a little bit of me in all of the characters I've played. I've never really had the opportunity to play something that's a complete departure from me.

I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.

I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.

Most of the characters I play are heavily engulfed in some sort of fantasy world.

Sometimes you have to be uncomfortable.

I grew up watching science fiction with my dad. It was kind of our little secret. It was our bonding time as father and daughter.

I was always inspired by Sigourney [Weaver]. She's been able to have such beautiful diversity in her career and that's a really impressive thing.

I don't take myself that seriously, I'm taking the piss out of myself. I can't really beat up guys, it's fun!

Had you told me 20 years ago this would be my life, I'd have gone "What?" and then stuck out my tongue to all the girls that were mean to me.

I wander around in corsets in my house all the time. I'm a lot girlier than the roles I play, but I don't believe there's anything wrong in this business for being typecast.

Normally, when I read a script, it takes me two and a half hours. I usually put it down and come back to it. So, I know if I can read a script in one sitting, it's a fantastic script.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

The sad thing is, I never wanted to be Princess Leia - I always wanted to be Han Solo!