Kristen Bell Quotes

1. I've always been a serial monogamist.

2. I'm a geek who loves fashion. There's been a reinvention of the word geek. It means being passionate about anything that's under the radar or sort of frowned upon, like Comic-Con.

3. Detroit, the heart of the country…I grew up on 10 Mile, 2 miles better than 8 Mile.



4. I've got more junk in the trunk than most 5-foot-1 blonde girls, and I like it.

5. I'm carded for R-rated movies. And I get talked down to a lot. When I try to go rent a car or buy an airplane ticket or other stuff adults do, I get "Okaaaaaay, honey." I remember when I was 18, getting crayons in a restaurant.

6. I find it almost comforting to count calories, because it makes me conscious of what I'm eating. But on Super Bowl Sunday, I thought: "Surrender to it. It's nacho time." Then I ate nothing but Doritos all day.

7. I have the best roommates in the world! It creates a fun sense of family…and that's really important to me. Things can get so lonely without it.

8. I'm more of a homebody. I'm constantly asked: "Why don't we see you out?" But that's not what drives me. I prefer to have people over - which I do a lot, because I bought a house that's way too big for me, and four of my friends live there.

9. I've been very lucky in the characters I've chosen. Up until last year I was a nobody. I did jobs I booked because I needed to put food in my mouth.

10. I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded.

11. All girls hit that phase where they like the bad boy. I grew out of that really young and I have a wonderful guy in my life who's not a bad boy at all. I like the satiric, consistent nice guy.

12. I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it.

13. Every woman in her late 20s goes through a period where she just doesn't believe love is out there anymore, but it is. And I think the minute you stop looking for it is when it comes for you.


14. Something magical happened when I turned 25 - I looked in the mirror and was like: "You might not get carded for an R-rated movie anymore." Like I didn't have a little stick figure anymore.

15. What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower.


16. There are so few strong roles for women, especially young women. And Veronica is very serious but also very likable. She's a lone wolf, and it appeals to people that she isn't rich and doesn't have a lot of friends. No posse. She's just like you, like most of us.

17. I can rock out anything. I mean, I can rock out a little "Time After Time". I can do a little "Grease Lightning". It depends on the mood, but we do go karaoke, my friends and I in Los Angeles, and it's a lot of fun.

18. Then the more I looked at the pic, I thought: "I look great!" I'm sorry for having human legs, made of muscle, skin and fat. Oops. Like I should be apologizing for that! If I had an extra pound on me, forgive me, but I was happy enough with the picture that I was like: "I like my body. I have cellulite. Deal with it". I'm not doing thigh commercials. I'm an actress.

19. I was initially intimidated, but then I got nervous and it sent me back to high school going: "Is everybody going to like me?" "How can I make everybody like me?" "Are there going to be too many personalities?" "Will this be a s*it storm?" But then, you get to set and realize they haven't been working for decades because they have bad personalities. They're awesome women, and it was just really interesting to work with them as peers.

20. This is not to be cocky, but, I go over real well at Comic-Con. I've done quite a few Comic-Cons, and I enjoy the hell out of them. They are so much fun, and so bizarre. I've done the FX Show in Florida, Wizard-World in Chicago, Comic-Con in San Diego, Wonder-Con in San Francisco, the Comic-Con in New York, and I've done them numerous times.

 

21. I love my therapist. When I have an issue that I need to work through, going to therapy gives me a bigger toolbox to do so. Talking with friends helps, too.

22. I like "Damages", I like "Mad Men". I love "30 Rock". I really like "Friday Night Lights" and was over the moon when they were finally acknowledged on the Emmys this year because I think they've been one of the better shows on television for a while now.


23. I really, really enjoy it. Stretching is involved, so it doesn't really feel like you're working out!

24. I loved Catholic school. I didn't like being beeped at by old pervs at the gas station because I was wearing a plaid skirt, though. It's like, do you think I'm going to stop and give you my phone number?

25. I'm very used to playing the tomboy or the sarcastic cynic. That's my go-to. Playing the vulnerable of a real girl that's in real womanlike situations, where it's romanticized, I'm a little nervous about it.

26. I'm not a risk taker. I don't do plunging necklines or really short skirts. I try to stay as classy as possible and provide a little mystery.

27. I did not look as much like Pamela Anderson as I had hoped I would.

28. I don't like staying in hotels. I like to be in my own bed. San Diego as a city is really awesome. The only hard part of it for me is that I'm away from my family and my house. But as far as shooting down there, we get amazing locations, and the crew is really, really stellar down there. They are really fun.

29. I have the mouth of a sailor.

30. (on her dog)  I don't really like her. I actually think she might be a real live vampire and never die. She's almost totally blind and deaf.



31. I have a very old sewing machine, and if I spot something I like in a magazine, I want to see if I can make it.

32. (on Burlesque) I'm a blonde girl who goes dark to go bad. They felt my character should be brunette and bad.

33. I'm always DVR'ing Jersey Shore, but I've never been ashamed to admit that. I probably should be ashamed to admit that, but I'm not. I think that it's one of the greatest disasters to ever come to television and I just love the lessons they learn each week and the trouble they get into.

34. I'm least proud of my ability to be lazy and procrastinate by spending time on my computer or in front of the TV, watching America's Funniest Home Videos, the greatest show on television. To anybody who pooh-poohs it, I say: "Just give it 30 minutes."

35. (on her wedding) We're not interested in making a spectacle out of something we think is lovely. We're both very much homebodies.

36. I don't think I have the stomach Veronica has. I think I have the determination and the stubbornness and a little bit of the go-get-em. But I think I'm about 20 percent more girl than Veronica is. There's a lot of Veronica that hits home with me, the sort of feisty area. But I think that I have a little bit more girl. I'd scream my head off if I saw a body in the freezer.

37. I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with - dogs and cats, for example - from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts.







38. I've had a great ride these past couple of years, but I definitely have that "Never going to work again" syndrome. Those negative thoughts are constantly swirling in my head, and I don't think they ever really go away. But I'm very grateful for my career, and I'm very ambitious, very determined.

39. I'm like a jackrabbit throughout the day and like to keep moving whenever I can. More flights of stairs means I can eat more candy!

40. I adopted this dog from Katrina when she was 12 'cause I work with a shelter and they had a bunch of dogs and I said: "I'll take the oldest one", I can care for her.

41. I don't want to be pigeonholed into doing just romantic comedies. But they're fun, and especially for women, it's nice to go to see them and enjoy that breath of fresh air.


42. I love nerds. Comic-Con junkies are the tastemakers of tomorrow. Isn't that funny? The tables have turned.

43. I don't have the urge to ever get plastic surgery. I'm inspired by women like Annette Bening who are growing older gorgeously in Hollywood. I don't subscribe to the idea that aging is a bad thing. I'm extremely optimistic about what lies ahead of me. Look at Glenn Close, Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep, they're the best at what they do and beautiful too.

44. I have friends who wear Star Wars costumes and act like the characters all day. I may not be that deep into it, but there's something great about loving what you love and not caring if it's unpopular.

45. I'm not going to become anybody I don't want to become.

46. (on Cher) She was everything I wanted her to be and more. She really was…It made me feel so special that I was getting to know the human being behind this gigantic icon.



47. (on Cher) She was hands down the coolest individual I have ever met! She is so cool and down to earth. She's such a hard worker but she totally gets it.

48. I think your significant other should be way more important than your work, personally. I love working. I don't know that I'd say I'm a workaholic because I also love maxin' and relaxin'.


49. When I had the wig on I didn't even recognize myself in the mirror. I felt like another person. Now I'm over being blonde. If I'm well received as a brunette in Burlesque then maybe I'll go brunette in (real life)!

50. I don't think I'm a workaholic but currently, I feel like I'm at a really lovely place and I'm grateful to be where I am so I like working too, but I know what my priorities are.


51. I loved Veronica right off the bat. She was so strong and I think it is so important because there are so few shows that portray women, especially young women, as being strong and being able to stand up for themselves.

52. There's too many guys in my movies. For some reason I keep doing movies with all guys in. I need to find some girls because I feel like I'm missing out.




53. It's funny because once you do a comedy then the next opportunities you get are sort of in that line. I would love to do something dramatic but right now comedy is more kind of where my wheel house is.

54. (on Cher) She's really sarcastic and she's obsessed with texting. She texts me all the time and she's so funny! Sometimes she will sign her texts: "xo a living legend". She's just so amazing; I love her.

55. I'm empathetic to a fault. I really do - embarrassingly enough - tear up when someone squishes a bug in front of me.


56. (on acting with Cher and Christina Aguilera in the movie Burlesque) I have never felt so much good female energy around me, I find that I can't take my eyes off them. I'm 99 percent sure I will leave this movie a lesbian.

57. I think you can steer you own destiny. If you're putting positive energy out there, I think that's going to come at you most times. I think with love your gut tells you what to do - you don't really control it. I'm kind of a control freak so that makes me nervous.

58. I rarely wear clothes when I'm home by myself. I love making breakfast naked. But you've got to make sure the gardener's not coming that day.

59. I actually went to college with Matty Morrison. We actually dated very briefly, so I'll have to say maybe Matt Morrison is my favorite part of "Glee" for various reasons.

60. I pushed myself way too hard during the first year of Veronica Mars and I got moody and run-down. Now I'll go to bed early instead of going out with friends. It's not always the most fun option, but I know I need at least eight hours of sleep to feel balanced.

61. When I see something unjust, I have to intervene - it's hard for me to watch the underdog suffer.

62. I'd do pretty much anything to get back on stage. I'd like to develop a new musical. I nearly had a heart attack when I heard that they're developing John Waters' Cry-Baby because that is so amazing and super and wonderful and I wish that I could be involved. But it's not the right time and I understand that. But I hear things like that and I get that little tingle in my stomach.

63. I'm not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl.

64. I'm an awful driver. I'm not going to lie about it. I'm not a good driver. I tried for a long time to pretend that I was. There's a lot of road rage and a lot of times it's directed at something I've done on the road.

65. I've had my cellulite circled, when Dax and I were in Hawaii. When I saw it I started to sweat, going: "Oh, my gosh, someone doesn't like me".

66. I actually wanted to push the envelope a lot further and was pulled back a couple times. I came out of the make-up trailer with 400 whiteheads on my face and they were like: "Kristen, come on!" I was like: "What? It's realistic! I had whiteheads in high school". They were like: "No, let's just go with regular, standard, run-of-the-mill acne".


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