Top 94 Quotes & Sayings by Katie Holmes

I don't over-gift. I don't inundate my child with a lot of things.

Growing up, I always had my dreams set on being an actor, so I looked up to Julia Roberts, Audrey Hepburn.

I went to a local modeling school when I was about 10 and learned to walk the runway.

I'm learning every day, and I have been since the minute I became a mom.

I went with a pixie cut when my daughter was really young. It was easy - I mean, it was really easy. But I missed my long hair. Especially after a long winter, all I want is sexy summer hair.

I think I want to pursue a movie career and maybe even pursue some theatre.

I'm so spoiled - I must have a Starbucks vanilla latte every day.

We're trying to raise good humans, and some days, we're better at it than others. You don't always get treats.

As a teenager, skincare is about putting no oil on your skin because you don't want any blemishes, and then in your thirties, you're putting as much oil as it can take to avoid wrinkles!

Tom and I will always be in our honeymoon phase.

I just look for characters I can relate to.

I found it to be more challenging to be in a huge effects movie, because a lot of the things aren't there. You have to trust the director and react to nothing.

I have some road rage inside of me. Traffic, especially in L.A., is a pet peeve of mine.

It's kind of fun being the cute, little one. In fact, I'm finding it hard to grow out of that.

I like doing yoga; I like running and cycling - just staying active. And I love a facial.

With age, I've gained confidence.

I'm not computer literate. I e-mail. I know how to get on the Web, but I haven't crossed over into the internet world. I'm old-fashioned, I guess.

In North Carolina nobody bothers us; we're all about concentrating on the work or our auditions that we're trying to get a flight out for. So all that crap is not something that I'm confronted with on a daily basis.

I'm definitely a messy person... I know where everything is but I just can't organize. I don't make lists and find scripts on the laundry machine, and under my bed, or in the bathroom, kitchen. It's bad, I really need to take control.

I'm not the easiest person to live with. I'm kind of a slob.

When I became a mother, my life completely changed.

Becoming a mother has been the most amazing experience - in an instant, you become strong. You have to be a little bit wiser; it's the most important job in the world.

I got caught kissing. Like by my parents. It was so horrible. It's so embarrassing, I'm blushing.

I have a tightly edited closet. I like what I like. And I repeat a lot. But I'm always comfortable in jeans - I feel like I can really do anything when I'm in them.

I'm not strictly vegetarian, but meat doesn't play a big part in my diet.

Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world.

We had such a wonderful set of circumstances in Wilmington. Yes, the four of us became famous literally overnight, but we were in a small town and we always knew when people were coming down. We always knew when to behave.

When I was a little girl - if I could have - I would have gone a year without washing my hair. I hated it, to the point where my sisters had to pay me to wash my hair. I think, after experiencing that, I like to wash it every day.

We all keep dreaming, and luckily, dreams come true.

We have our little restaurants, and there's a beautiful beach that we go to in the summer and fall. We tend to have a lot of get-togethers, and if it's at my house, we order pizza because I can't cook.

When 'Top Gun' came out, my sisters were like, 'Oh, my God, 'Top Gun!' Tom Cruise!' And I very confidently said, 'I'm going to marry him one day.' It wasn't like, 'How do I get to Tom Cruise?' It was just, 'I think I'm going to marry him. Why not? He'll like me. I'm fun.'

Fortunately we've been shooting in North Carolina which means we're not in LA where you can hear people talking about you and you know so much about what's going on in the business.

I'll do my makeup in the car sometimes.

I wasn't very funny or flashy, I was kind of boring.

My schedule is pretty busy, so I've learned to do my makeup quickly because I prefer to sleep.

I do like to buy my own clothes because I like to support designers. I know the work that goes into it.

I have three sisters. I went to an all-girls academy.

I love all of his movies. I love all his movies. I love Tom.

Any time I break up with Dawson or question him, viewers turn against me.

I did Phone Booth, and that was shot very, very quickly, but that was Joel Schumacher, who's shot so many movies that, if anybody can figure out how to do it in a couple of days, it's him.

I feel so blessed to do what I do, but there's nothing in the world better than watching your child succeed.

I work very hard, but I also really enjoy time with my family as well. So I take everything as it comes, but I really am very selfish about my family time.

I don't always take off my make-up before bed, and I like pizza at two in the morning.

This business is so unstable, and you never really know where you're going to be.

It's actually great to shoot far away from Hollywood because we don't have the distractions of the parties and premieres and all that. And, of course, you can save money - there are no good shoe stores.

I still feel like a girl. I don't quite feel like a woman. I'll probably be 90 and feel like, 'Not a woman yet!'

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all, and it's all going to work out.

He's the most incredible man. He's so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I've never laughed, and he's a great friend.

Definitely trust yourself. Work hard. Be honest with yourself. And life can be joyful. It is joyful. Just give it your all and it's all going to work out.

Every role that you don't get burns you for a while.

I'm really into my running workout. Running really helps me clear my head and makes me feel good, especially when I'm stressed.

It's nice to do something about something that scares you rather than just run from it and hope that someone saves you. I like seeing strong female characters and somebody who doesn't run away screaming when scared, but confronts the monsters.

Pretty, and you may be talented, but nobody will remember that if you're mean.

I really can't deny it, I am who I am. I'm pretty normal. I'm not that smooth type of girl. I run into things, I trip, I spill food. I say stupid things... I really don't have it all together.

I feel very lucky. I have a husband and baby that I adore. I have a career I really love. When I sit back and reflect, it's, like, wow! I am very grateful.

I’ve found the man of my dreams. From the moment I met him it just felt like I’d known him forever. I was blown away. He’s the most incredible man. He’s so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I’ve never laughed, and he’s a great friend.

You go in thinking you have to do this all by yourself, and what I learned was no, when you hire great people, they do so much for you.

I never really look back. I just approach life (taking) it one day at a time. I'm just really grateful.

Becoming a mother has been the most amazing experience - in an instant you become strong. You have to be a little bit wiser; it's the most important job in the world.

I'm free of an abusive cult, based on money and power that worships a fictional deity and safely back with the Catholic Church.