Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Katheryn Winnick is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles in the television series Vikings (2013–2020), Wu Assassins (2019), and Big Sky (2020–present), and her recurring role on the television series Bones (2010–2011). She also starred in the films Amusement (2008), Choose (2010), A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III (2012), The Art of the Steal (2013), Polar (2019), and The Marksman (2021).
The Norse way of speaking, no one really knew what the Vikings sounded liked, they were Norsemen. The accent is really a combination of a Scandinavian accent, maybe with a Swedish accent and an old way of speaking.
I started my own martial arts school at 16. And by the time I was 21, I had three different schools.
I started training in martial arts when I was 7 years old. I got my first black belt at 13.
My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. My dad somehow convinced me that it was a hot sports car because it was red.
I grew up in a martial arts gym surrounded by men and boys, and I pretty much call myself a tomboy.
I'm a 3rd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and 2nd degree in karate, and I'm a licensed bodyguard.
When I was growing up, there were times I had to compete against boys in tae kwon do, and I'd show them right away that I wasn't someone to mess with.
I grew up being a bit of a tomboy, a big-time tomboy.
I've always approached acting from a passion point of view. It's what I love to do. The fact that we get paid is just a bonus.
If you understand your character and feel like it's a collaborative process, you're more inclined to dive into the deep end and fight for your character and feel passionate about your character, and that passion comes across on screen.
You don't have to be just the sex kitten. You can be a sexy, feminine woman, but also have a strong voice and be a warrior, at the same time.
I think every woman character, every female character, has her own arc.
I love not being in a comfortable state, anyway. That makes for much more interesting storylines and an interesting story.
I come from a martial arts background so kicking and punching and using your hands and your feet is more of the art that I was taught.