Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian actress Amanda Tapping.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Amanda Tapping is a British-Canadian actress and director. She is best known for portraying Samantha Carter in the Canadian–American military science fiction television series Stargate SG-1,Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe. She also starred as Helen Magnus in the science fiction-fantasy television series Sanctuary.
Every time I've done a fund raiser, I've been blown away by the amount of money and the generosity that our fans have.
I love acting... I really do. I love crawling into another character's skin. That's something that I've always, always, always, always wanted.
Comedy is really my passion. I started out way before television doing sketch comedy with other women. Very much along the lines of, at the time it was 'Sensible Footwear', but now it's 'Smack The Pony', 'French And Saunders', that kind of thing. That's how I started out.
Ever since I started doing television, I tended to get cast, for the most part, as these strong, intelligent women... Which is wonderful, but very rarely do I get to be the goofy girl that I am.
I got roped into Twitter. I actually quite enjoy it! But I don't go on as often as some.
I've always found that sci-fi fans are unbelievably generous.
That is exciting to reinvent myself, to invent a new character. As an actor that is revitalizing.
Don't let anyone tell you no. Do it with conviction, do it with passion, and you'll find a way
I like playing smart, savvy, sexy women -- because it's so not me!