Sarah Michelle Gellar Quotes

Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films. That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop he just replaces them. I don't know if that's true but after having worked in Japan I believe it might be true.

I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

A lot of times, when you start a show at a young age, you get stuck. You get six years of high school, but I didn't have that.

How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.

Normal is such a hard word to use, because everyone's idea of normal is different. Real is what the word is. I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life.

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

There's no such thing as a supermom. We just do the best we can.

I'm always the one who gets killed. And I want it to be really gory. Body parts all over the place. Mangled!

People tell me not to do a soap, but it was a great learning experience because I became familiar with the technical aspects of the business. Besides, look who came out of soaps - Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Parker Posey, Kathleen Turner. All amazing people.

It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman

Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work

I like to stay fit, because [that's when] I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, "Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?" And I always say, "No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night."

You have to remember once in a while that you can actually stop working and appreciate things.

I believe in myself, and I've always had people behind me who believed in me. With that, you can do anything.

I'm from New York, I make kind of somewhat maybe lewd, at times - maybe some would say dirty - jokes. But in jest.

I don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter. She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better.

I was young. I was newly married. And I had worked like a dog. I just wanted to live and travel.

I've always been fascinated by Japanese culture.

Creativity is one of the most important brain functions in developing youth. It is the ultimate road to invention. I believe it is really important to both nurture and encourage this in children - and adults, too!

I've always been fascinated by Asian culture, and I love that women can play the lead in a horror film.

I would dye my hair every week. I wanted to be a really goth teenager.

You're forced to think about what your goals are and you clarify them because you're taking this journey with another person and you need to be open with your partner.

I like to stay fit, because [that's when] I feel really healthy.

I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife. I think I lead a really real life.

Whether it's a big dinner party or people just coming over to hang out, I just love to spend time with them.

I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going.

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life

Some people feel like you have to cement your love.

I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you

I started to watch Damages and all of these amazing, female-driven shows, and it was something that was always in the back of my mind. Then, once I had my daughter, I realized that I was done living the romantic lifestyle, and nothing offers that more than television.

It's been hard to be a show in L.A. and be trendsetting, because the fashions are in New York... Not to mention that most actresses are all, give or take, the same size, between five-two and five-five, and 95 to 125 pounds.

I never worked out for any kind of image.

I traveled and worked with amazing actors, like Andy Garcia, Alec Baldwin, Brendan Fraser, Forest Whitaker, Lee Pace. It was this great learning experience. And then, I started watching a lot of television. I was always in these foreign countries and I would get TV shows on DVD, and I started to realize that all of the amazing roles for women were on television. I was spoiled by Buffy because I thought that was the way it was everywhere, and it's not.

I try never to say no when it comes to creativity, but I do try and lead down an "appropriate road" - like not on furniture or the walls.

When picking a show, I took into consideration who my fans are. Let's be honest, Buffy was a mid-season replacement on The WB, based on a failed movie. If it wasn't for the outpouring of fans and critics supporting us, we would have been canceled after four episodes. Sure, you want to stretch and you want to do different things, but it's also our job to think about who our fans are and what they want to see. Ultimately, that's why we do.

I'm not a things person. I'm not attached to my things.

I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth

Being an actor gives you a chance to play all kinds of roles, very moving and dramatic on one project, silly and girlish on another. That's the most interesting thing out this business, you get to keep reinventing yourself.

I got to see the first step, hear the first word. Most people - and certainly working moms - are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments

I don't do a television show for awards. You make it so people will enjoy watching it.

I was very burned out after Buffy. It was exhausting. It took me from essentially 18 on the pilot to being 24 and married when we finished. That show was my life. I was doing movies on the hiatuses and on weekends, but I needed to explore and live that gypsy lifestyle.

I think Buffy was a grown-up. One of the amazing things about the show was that I was able to grow with her. Yes, she started in high school, and then she went to college, and then essentially she was a mother to all the other Slayers, so I always felt like Buffy was a grown-up.

The flashbacks are a great way to give answers to the story.

It's a terrible process, what you go through, during pilot season. All the shows turn themselves in and there is a good four to six weeks before you get phone call.

When I'm with my kids, I definitely try and be in the moment and wait till the end unless the mess poses a real danger, like slipping. But when I am cooking by myself, I definitely clean as I go to simplify.

I think you either live a real life or you live a weird celebrity pseudolife.

Really, how bad is eating a piece of cake? Being bad is murdering someone. That's bad. Don't do that.

There’s a lot more to being with someone than just love.