Top 90 Quotes & Sayings by Malin Akerman

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Swedish actress Malin Akerman.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Malin Maria Akerman is a Swedish-American actress, producer and model. In the early 2000s, she had several small television and film parts in both Canadian and American productions, including The Utopian Society (2003) and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004). Following a supporting role on the HBO mockumentary sitcom The Comeback (2005), she gained her first co-starring roles in the romantic comedy films The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and 27 Dresses (2008). She had an uncredited role in the science fiction film, The Invasion (2007). She played the female lead in Watchmen (2009) as Silk Spectre II, a role for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Swedish - Actress | Born: May 12, 1978

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When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.

Malin Akerman

I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.

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I think it's critical in any character you play that it really is about reacting instead of acting. You can always tell when a person is acting.

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You've got to allow yourself the things you enjoy or you'll just be miserable.

Malin Akerman

Nutella. I dig my spoon in and eat it straight out of the jar. I can easily go through one a week.

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I don't mind being goofy and silly. I love to make people laugh and I'm not self-conscious.

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Modeling was never anything that was a career choice. I did catalog work in Toronto to make money so that I could go to school.

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Don't hate me, but I've always been skinny. I got lucky.

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Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd are really amazing, lovely people and really great comedic actors.

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I love seeing when actors go from one genre to the next because I feel like most of them can pull it off.

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People do think you're more intelligent if you have dark hair. But my husband definitely prefers me as a blonde.

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It's a great beauty tip, if you ever want to look five years younger, to shave off your eyebrows. It's amazing what it does. It really shaves off the years.

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Unfortunately, I like to feel a little stubble when I kiss. Women are too soft.

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There isn't a woman alive who doesn't have problems with her body. Including me!

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Anytime you get to work with an actor who is beyond you in experience and talent, I feel like they make you a better actor. You really bring up your game.

Malin Akerman

I wouldn't have made it past the first round of American Idol auditions. It was months before our first song was recorded. The guys were like, 'Just seeng!' And I was like, 'I don't know how to seeng! Can't I just play the triangle?'

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I'm the type of person who doesn't want to sit alone in a restaurant or bar.

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I do love doing films; I love going out and creating different characters for each film, and not having to be stuck with one role for many, many years. It's a creative liberty that I love.

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I'm such a bad shopper for myself. I love fashion and all that kind of stuff, but that's sort of the last thing I want to do when I'm done with a film is go shopping. I want to just chill.

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I have been a goof my whole life. I wasn't really the popular girl in school and didn't have any boyfriends in high school because I was a nerd. I was a geek.

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I meet so many pretty girls who are like, 'Here I am! Don't you want me because I look good?' That concept is so weird to me. I want to know, 'What else do you have going on?'

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A lot of big studio films, which are fun and great, tend to have a formula, and you've seen it before, and it's a new version of it.

Malin Akerman

My hair is naturally blond and thin, so I like to give it some texture. Sexy, dirty bedhead is good for blonds.

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I was a groupie for a year and followed a band. I dated the drummer of the band.

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Turns out, I couldn't catch them - or even get close to them. I realized that sharks are amazing, beautiful animals who have absolutely no interest in checking me out.

Malin Akerman

I shouldn't say this, but I always love the sidekicks. I want to do a leading-lady role in a film - absolutely. But I find that a lot of times I get attracted to the sidekick role. They stand out a little more because they're quirkier, they're funnier, they're crazier.

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My only requirement for life is that I don't get stuck in a rut.

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I've always felt so different from how I look. I meet so many pretty girls who are like, 'Here I am! Don't you want me because I look good?' That concept is so weird to me. I want to know, 'What else do you have going on?'

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Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line.

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I still get excited by working with big names. You have that initial moment of, 'Oh my goodness, I'm going to work with Tom Cruise!'

Malin Akerman

I can't walk by chocolate without eating it.

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I am extremely lucky that I have a husband who is so supportive. He's not in the slightest bit jealous or worried about the things I do in certain scenes.

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I get horrified when I have to do table reads with the whole cast, because there's a lot of stuttering coming from me, so I have to do a lot of prep.

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They say that your second trimester is when you get most of your energy and it's the 'easiest' part of the pregnancy.

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I love when you get to work with people you know because there's so much more trust, and you're much more willing to be vulnerable in a scene with someone you trust.

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I loved 'Pan's Labyrinth.' It transported me into another world. I like fantasy worlds; I love 'Lord of the Rings' as well, for that reason, because you really get to get out of reality and go somewhere else.

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I think Cate Blanchett is fabulous - she just shines in everything she does - and I'm a big Susan Sarandon fan.

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How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.

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I don't have a problem with being a woman. Women's bodies are so beautiful.

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I'm a tooth person... I like quirky teeth. My husband has little teeth with spaces in between them. He hates them and I love them. I like people with buckteeth, and I like it when they crinkle a bit. It's very charming.

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I like when you watch a film and you feel like you're a part of somebody's life for an hour and a half.

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I would love to interview Dave Grohl. I just think he's an amazing musician, and I grew up listening to Nirvana, so I have so many questions about that.

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I love the Coen brothers. They're so brilliant, and they always surprise you in one way or another. 'A Serious Man' was awesome. I like stuff like that, that kind of throws you for a loop. It takes you on a journey that is unexpected.

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I'm a big pasta fan. I'm a big Italian food fan. Anything Italian - I love cheese, mozzarella. Mozzarella is my favorite, so I have to say anything Italian, I'll take it.

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In '87, I was about 9 years old, and so at that point I was wearing, like, fluorescent green T-shirts and acid-wash jeans and leg warmers, and my hair was in a ponytail with a scrunchie and I had the teased bangs that were up in a rainbow shape. It was crazy.

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I always did TV commercials and made great money to put myself through school. That became guest starring roles on TV shows.

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I believe in eating as nutritiously as I can all the time... My mother raised me on fresh - rather than processed - foods, and that's how I eat on a regular basis.

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We all in real life put on these masks - we don't swear when we're around certain people... When we come home, when you're on your own I'm sure you're really different than when you're with your boss.

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As a girl I wanted the Cyndi Lauper hairstyle, with the shaved side of the head, or the Sharon Stone perm from 'Total Recall.'

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Women have a way of contorting things sometimes. We all have our moods, ups and downs. Or if the guy doesn't say anything when you walk out with a new top and the guy has no idea why you're mad at him. So of course, women are complicated.

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I was always active as a kid. I was a professional figure skater for many years and I was a dancer, so it's just been part of my life, and I think that creates a certain body type.

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I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh the most.

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I'd love to do all types of film, not just comedy, although I love comedy.

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I love a good Slash guitar riff. It's sexy!

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When you live in L.A., it is easy to stay fit, as the weather is amazing.

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I think recharging is important, absolutely. Every now and then, you need maybe a couple of weeks to just chill out and let your emotions balance themselves out a little bit.

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I don't really have an issue with showing certain parts of my body. I'd rather not, but it's not a big deal. Growing up in Sweden, it's natural over there.

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I'm gluten intolerant, so that automatically cuts carbs from my diet.

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Who doesn't love a funny girl who can look sexy at the same time?

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Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally. It's funny because the Swedes claim me as their Swedish pride and the Canadians call me their Canadian girl. I'll take it all.

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Top 90 Quotes & Sayings by Malin Akerman

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