Victoria Pratt Quotes

My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor.

You show your vulnerability through relationships, and those feelings are your soft spot. You need to have a soft spot.

I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.

Cast changes are a hard thing. For two years, we had this little family. We weren't together when these changes were decided upon. It all happened during our hiatus.

I desperately want a dog, but I've been told I travel too much, and I'm not allowed to have a dog.

I never was really into comics as a child, and I think if you miss the boat when you're a kid, you don't necessarily pick up on it when you're an adult.

In the beginning, people think vulnerability will make you weak, but it does the opposite. It shows you're strong enough to care.

I think I'm a people person. I get very attached to people. And I've become so attached to all the people on my show, the cast, the crew and the producers.

Most women don't play like guys do: they don't wrestle, fight, get into brawls. They don't know how to express themselves in a physical, active way.

When I was in university, my dream was to be a coach, like a high school track coach. Not to teach.

It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people.

I can't say that I've made the transition to movies.

There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.

If you watch the show and the characters don't look at each other while they're talking, the actors probably aren't getting along.

Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.

When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.

I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.

Linda Hamilton is my hero. She was so tough and so strong and so vulnerable at the same time. I think that's what woman action figures are allowed to be: vulnerable, in a way that women are.

The most important thing is to just be good at what you do.

In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.

I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things.

I know what it's like to live in a cold climate. I grew up in the Snow Belt, north of Toronto in Canada, and I did years and years of running outside.

I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.

It doesn't help anybody to put out a bad script.

I've been really fortunate to go from series to series to series.

I think people are just shocked to see me walking around. It's weird. When they see you on TV, they don't expect to see you in a store.

I hate hearing about actors who don't like the show. There are so many actors out there who'd give their right arm for what I'm getting to do.

Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore.

We take the show very seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.

I came to acting in a very circuitous way.

I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.

It's part of the job to compensate for outfit.

The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.

We don't move on in the stunt unless it looks like a hit. So when I see it on TV, I'm generally satisfied that people are going to buy it.