Emmanuelle Chriqui Quotes

I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl.

I always describe my career as something where nothing ever popped overnight.

I love doing voice-over. It's so fun.

I've always dreamed of doing a period piece, I just never knew what it would be.

I got an Apple TV and hooked it up right away. Undeniably, this is the way of the future, period. It just is, and that's cool. What's cool about this is that we got to do something so playful, cool, kick-ass and over-the-top.

I can celebrate food anytime. I love cheese. When I crave a certain food, I just eat it.

I love what I do, but I never want to OD on celebrity.

Reese Witherspoon is my everywoman. She's managed to have a family and this amazing career. That's the goal.

I'm a very cerebral person and I like to do my homework and break it down. I like to feel like I did my due diligence. It's a confidence factor for me, as an actor.

Never reveal your insecurities to a man, because nine times out of 10 they have no idea they even exist.

Men really respect a woman who's in their power and who isn't afraid just to speak up. I feel that it's something to practice. When you hold yourself with integrity, they respond real well.

I generally circuit train and do Pilates.

My career has been successful, but it's been a grind of hard work.

Often, people ask if it's different doing live-action and voice-over, but the only thing that's different, really, is that we're in a booth and there's no camera on me. But, my intention, as an actor, is exactly the same.

That's really empowering - people recognize that I care about other things.

I really think the Bible is a baseline where all stories come from. All of the zillion stories in the Bible provide inspiration for everything.

I don't know why, but in my career and in my life, I often find myself in situations where I am the only girl among boys.

Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.

My elbows are double-jointed, so I can flip them inside out.

I love European films in general. If I were to go to the movie store or something, that's what I like to see.

I have to be honest, I am a true jeans and t-shirt girl.

I feel like I want to be known first and foremost for my work.

I'm this little Canadian Jewish girl, and I'm living my dream.

Is it easy to avoid paparazzi? It is, it really is.

I tell the most horrible jokes.

I had to deal with death at a really young age.

I think the dream role is getting the opportunity to really sink my teeth into something and transform in the role.

I have a theory that most people in Hollywood are from Texas.

There's material that I read that I fall in love with, and I always get a little bit sad because I know that, when I fall in love with it, almost everyone else is falling in love with that same piece. Getting the crack at doing that thing that, in my soul, I know I have to do it, that's the role.

Someone once told me that the most dynamic actors are people who have stories. People who have lived life. People with experiences.

It's funny because the voice-over world is definitely another career. It's another outlet to be creative. But, I'm just not invested, in the way that I am with film and television.

For the record: I wear makeup. All. The. Time. But I do it in a way that looks natural.

Acting is not glamorous. It's not. Anybody who wants to get into acting for the glamour is in for a hard time.

I look at my father. He is one of my heroes. He is such an incredible, classy man. He was such a great father and such a great husband in so many ways, and we lived through some pretty tough times losing my mom. When I see all that he did, I think, wow, that's a really wonderful man.

I'm actually very sensitive to energies, and when people are not aligned, I can feel that.

We have this idea of perfection that is so unrealistic. We are our own worst enemy. No one is noticing that little scar.