Christina Hendricks Quotes
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I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.
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I just keep praying for Joan to get her power back. To resolve her problems and rise to the top. To fight back!
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I was a goth girl in high school. Perhaps the powdered white face and the black lipstick were not the most attractive. I felt fabulous at the time but looking back, uh, probably not the best idea.
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I think Joan's advice would be: always know more than anyone else, always be discreet as possible. And never cry at work.
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I'm either in heels or barefoot.
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My parents didn't exercise, so it was not something I saw was good for you or fun. I wish I had grown up knowing to do that.
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I've always been someone who really watches other people, human behavior. To watch it and be able to express it through your version has always been really exciting to me.
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Getting to wear beautiful fashion is the most fun part of the job that has nothing to do with the job.
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It's a tough business. To my parents or to their friends, I was not a success, but to me I was a huge success. I was having a blast. I was working on shows I loved, I was working with actors I loved, and I was making a living as an actor. And I loved every second of it.
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I think calling me 'full-figured' is just rude.
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I guess my mom raised me right. She was very celebratory of her body. I never heard her once say, 'I feel fat.'
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I went to a very mean school and was bullied like crazy. I was a bit of a goth with purple hair, and I was also part of the drama group, which was filled with actors and writers and wasn't really accepted by the rest of the school.
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I've been telling everyone for weeks now about how I get to play Lois Lane. It's a big deal. There are a few characters throughout your life which everyone knows and this is one of them. I can't wait.
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I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson.
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I found myself at the beginning of 'Mad Men,' because I wasn't a sample size, spending an exorbitant amount of money on a nice dress that I would never wear again because someone would say - 'Christina Hendricks wore this dress twice.'
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I come up with the silliest excuses when it's time to work out. I'll be like, 'Oh no! Now I have to go and find some socks.'
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I really do love being outdoors - I mean, you'd never think it in my high heels and pencil skirt! But I really do miss the smell of hay and farms, and I like milking a cow.
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If I get any private time in my trailer, all of a sudden I'm doing sit-ups and push-ups.
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To be honest, the real reason I did 'Drive' was because of Nicolas Winding Refn, the director.
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I would hope that people didn't think I was anything like Joan! It's very hard for me because Joan says such cruel things all the time. It sort of makes me cringe every time I read them because I think, 'Who could be so horrible?' To be able to deliver those lines and do them with a coolness, yet still make her likable, is a bit of a challenge.
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No man should be on Facebook. It's an invasion of everyone's privacy. I really cannot stand it.
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I dyed my hair about 42 different colours, and kids can be pretty judgmental about people who are different. But instead of breaking down and conforming, I stood firm. That is also probably why I was unhappy.
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I had been on several shows that were meant to be the big ones, that would go on forever, and they didn't.
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I started doing community theatre as a way to make friends, and that was when I caught the acting bug.