Scarlett Johansson Quotes

Growing up I never got into comic books at all. I didn't have any inspiration for it.

I always check in the mirror to make sure nothing is see-through.

I would never knowingly go into a film that I wouldn't pay to see, or something that didn't challenge me.

I never really thought about getting married - it just kind of happened. It seemed natural, the right thing to do. It was kind of a celebration of the time.

I just don't like the feeling of knowing something that somebody else doesn't.

There's no such thing as an aura of mystery anymore. It doesn't exist. That's a thing of the past.

Every actor has a production company already. It's just a matter of producing your own films under the label of your own production company.

Whenever I'm taking time off, all I'm thinking about is working.

You think that your life is going to be one way, and then, for various reasons or whatever, it doesn't work out.

Every director is themselves; [they're] not playing a part.

I would love to work on Broadway, but I don't know that it would manifest itself in musical theater.... I have terrible stage fright that I'd have to get over.

I never struggled with trying to figure out what it was I wanted to do or what made the sparks go for me.

I can't think of anything I'd rather do less than have to continuously share details of my everyday life.

I have an obsessive character. I manicure my nails at three in the morning because nobody else can do it the right way. Maybe that's the secret to my success.

I hope it never becomes normal to feel scrutinized.

I just want to work on things that are really hard, and when I'm not working on things that are really hard, I want to hang out with people I like to be with, and that's it.

I've always been very focused on my career. But, it's good to have people [say], "Okay, you need a vacation." "I do? Oh yeah, you're right. I think I do."

They're [social media] amazing tools to communicate information - especially about different causes or crises or movements.

I've always wanted to work with Cameron Crowe. I've auditioned for him several times for various projects over the last ten years, and I've always admired the way he worked with me.

I would have loved to have gone into diagnostic medicine.

I'm good with dialect. Some actors do it immediately; other actors never quite get it. It's something I've always really enjoyed and something I've always been pretty fast with.

I did an interview where they were harping on and on about sensuality and sexuality... really, I have nothing to say about any of that stuff because it's so boring and I never think about it.

I don't profess to know how to balance the positive and the negative media attention. It's a gamble every time you put yourself out there, and, certainly, I'm always readjusting to it.

These tabloid magazines - I think they're hideous and the downfall of society.

What about my brain? What about my heart? What about my kidneys and my gallbladder?

My family grew up relying on public assistance to help provide meals for our family. Child hunger in America is a real and often overlooked problem, but one that together, we can fix.

I always like to start with a matte base then add shimmer.

I'm so tired of hearing casting directors ask if I have a sore throat. The people who have told me that my voice is distinctive, it's unusual...those people have always been close to my heart.

I don't want to be the ingenue anymore. It's nice to be glamorous, but I don't want to always be an object of desire. Because it doesn't last.

You have Cameron Crowe write an incredible monologue for you just based on the things that you're talking about. It just became this opportunity that was too exciting a process to pass up.

My mom was always active. She was always an active voter, whether it was local, state, or federal elections. My mom would take us to polling locations when we were kids.

I want to look good, obviously. I don't want to look at the screen and go, Oh, my skin looks terrible, or, I look exhausted. That's why I take care of myself when I work.

I don't feel the obligation to be a specific weight. I don't feel like I have to fit into a body that's not my body. I have the body I have and I try to maintain it.

I wouldn't say I'm a serial monogamist ... I mean, I went through periods of time when I was, ah, single. But when I'm in a relationship, I'm in a relationship.

When I'm single, I don't focus. I focus on a guy if he's a boyfriend, but I don't focus on finding a boyfriend. They're never around when you want them.

I'm terrified to ride a bike in a city - and I grew up riding bikes in the city. I've just heard enough stories - I have enough friends who've been hit by taxicabs and things.

I think it's important for people to be aware of the impact that climate change is having on this huge community of people.

As an actor, anything that you have to help get you into character is helpful.

I love musicals, I started acting because I wanted to be in a musical.

I don't feel the need to brand myself in that way [social media]. But as a means to share information and raise awareness of things, I think these social-networking platforms are unprecedented.

When I'm not working or promoting something, I try to be as under-the-radar as I can .

I don't plan on selling out. I mean, it's nice to get a dinner reservation ahead of other people, but when it comes down to it, the most important thing to me is the actual work.

For day-to-day beauty, I'm a Q-tip and Vaseline kind of girl. I never leave home without Q-tips - they're a great fix for any makeup emergencies.

Are people who want this kind of progressive change not turning up at polling stations? Are they not voting for progressive representatives? It's hard to put your finger on why we are where we are.