Top 77 Quotes & Sayings by Keri Russell - Page 2

Eating a cookie never feels strange. I am a big believer in food in general.

I am positive I was not a neglected child. I remember reading 'The Jungle Book' and 'The Sleeping Beauty.

I think the first time I realized I was actually acting was during Felicity. Before that, I was just going along for the ride.

I can make cookies and do easy stuff. Pies are very specific and hard to do well though.

I think love is a great catalyst for many characters to further the story or their own growth.

You instantly become less selfish. You can't be the biggest person in the world anymore-they are. [Motherhood] really grounds you.

Freddie [Highmore] is great in the movie [August Rush]. It comes out this Fall and I play a young cellist, a prodigy, who is touring and doing concerts. She's very young and has a one-night fling with an Irish rocker, played Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who is also a really talented musician.

I think the good stories are those where the character decides to break away and do something different.

Voiceover work definitely requires it's own specific muscle. And because you're not seeing what you're recording, and all these things are going on, you really have to use your imagination and stay focused and kind of be able to tap your head and rub your belly at the same time.

I think I'm probably more passionate about acting now than when I was a kid. When I was young, I didn't know what I was doing.

I think it's quite common and realistic. There are many stories like this [in Waitress]. [Jenna, my character] marriage looks really horrible up on the screen but I think there are a lot of people in bad relationships who wake up and think to themselves: "Wow, how did I end up here? Why am I still here and so unhappy and not satisfied with my life?"

The kind of hero worship you have, when a parent is lost early and you don't know all their faults and misgivings, is a very strong influence.

When you are 16 you are supposed to be doing cool things, like sneaking alcohol, not living in Disney World and doing skits about mice.

I tend to come home and eat a bowl of cereal. I'm not thinking about baking a pie when I'm off work.

I love Cheryl [Hines] so much and had so much fun with her. Off set we got on so well and would tell stories.

I personally adore origin stories - they're so intriguing, learning what shaped and formed a character.

I don't think, as a 15-year-old, you're that conscious about a lifetime career. I didn't think: "I'm a serious actor." I never studied acting or anything when I was that age.