Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Stacy Martin

I have never been paid equally to my male counterparts, and it's mainly because of bankability.

Being in a new country, learning a new language - it isn't something that scares me.

Once you finish a film you sort of go into depression mode because the energy shift is so strong. That's what happens to me anyway; I can't cope with the switch.

People like to think of feminists as angry.

I'm not worried about suddenly ending up in a city I don't know.

There are a lot of arrogant men in the entertainment industry. You know there is abuse of power.

I hate spending too much time idling around.

With the art films I've done, you know, I got to work in a way that so few actors get to work in, people work years to get those kinds of opportunities.

I love going to the Tate Modern and I was really scared when they did the renovation and then I was so happy because they've done something really amazing there.

I've really taken on the order the Japanese people have... They are so organised and I think I've definitely taken that, I like things to be ordered.

Culturally we're shown an impossible fantasy of how women should present themselves, how they should behave with men.

There's so much pressure for actresses to constantly work or constantly be desired in terms of a value.

I think if you're about to lose someone and you're lucky not to, that bond intensifies because the notion of that is never gonna go away.

The Miu Miu world is a very daring, fun and curious one that encourages and nurtures artists to develop who they are and what they do.

Don't dye your hair... I've never dyed it.

I'm the kind of person who will make sure everybody is OK.

We're humans and we can't control life and that's very scary.

That pressure of shooting a fragrance campaign can be quite intense, because there's a lot of people involved and the stakes are quite high.

As an actor, your body is an instrument.

I don't watch horror movies - they freak me out.

I feel good exercising but I'm not a fanatic either.

You know, why does a painter paint? You need to communicate, you need to challenge preconceived ideas.

For a long time when I was first starting out, I didn't have an agent, I hadn't really gone to many auditions... I was very unaware of how the industry worked so I didn't have the preconceptions or worries.

My favorite thing is Tracie Martyn's Enzyme Exfoliant.

My whole beauty routine is super easy, actually. Anything that can set my day off as quickly and cleanly as possible, I guess.

Photography can be a way into worlds and memories that words sometimes fail to convey.

There's something about doing something very physical that makes you feel better afterward.

Nicole Garcia has always portrayed characters in a very human and complex way.

I always thought, 'TV is very specific and I'm not really into that.' I was a bit too arrogant on that front.

English youth is less politicised than French youth.

To actually be independent financially was a big luxury. Modelling gave me an independence, it gave me responsibility. I didn't have to work at McDonald's. I could save up and choose the training that I wanted to do.

I always wanted to have a diary growing up but was too lazy to commit to one.

I used to have a fear of singing. It was something I never really liked very much.

People are threatened by female sexuality.

Venice is unlike any other city simply because you travel primarily by boat. Time warps, and I love the feeling of it slowing down.

I don't think that French women are less feminist. If you look at Simone de Beauvoir, she was French and she wrote one of the founding texts of feminism.

When we talk about pay equality, I think we're misunderstanding where the problem lies.

For me, there's cinema, which I love and would fight for, and then there's also entertainment, and I see them as very, very different. But sure, I'd love to do a blockbuster. I can't wait for someone to tell me, 'Explosion, run!'

I think changing routine is something that actors like.

Being an actress is not about waddling around grinning on demand.

I've definitely had inappropriate comments. I've had a producer tell me: 'I'm thinking about you constantly.' He didn't say: 'I'm thinking about you for this project.' He said: 'I'm thinking of you constantly.' It's definitely inappropriate. You can't say that to an actor.

I tend to babble, which is quite bad.

I loved acting classes, but it was very low key. Never a job job.

I was modeling while I was in university and my agency said, 'There's this fashion campaign, can you go?' And I didn't want to; I told him I wanted to focus on my acting, but I ended up going, kind of dragging my feet, and it turns out, the casting director for it was the casting director for Lars von Trier's new movie.

It was great growing up with my dad as a hairdresser - you get free haircuts! We always had amazing shampoos, too, but I knew it wasn't my thing. I get too lazy to use them.

When I'm working, I try not to crowd my hair with products. To wash, I use the Redken Strengthing Shampoo and Conditioner.

Feminism is so subjective. Because of the generational divide, and because we're living in a completely different world than someone in Africa or even Scotland.

People find it difficult to call Lars' movies feminist. But they're humanist movies because they show a woman going through life and being in really awful situations and going through hell, especially in films like 'Dogville' or 'Breaking the Waves,' but they stand their ground and they stay who they are, and I think that's empowering for anyone.

I'd love to do the kind of film where you have to learn jiu jitsu or something like that. I think that would be quite nice.

The Night House' was a crazy shoot.

My dad really wanted to work in Tokyo and he made it happen. That's important in the way that I grew up. If my parents wanted to do something, then they would do it, and they always push me to try things, to not be afraid of changes and to go out in the world and not be bound by what we're supposed to do.

Look, my job is making films.

I don't always eat breakfast. But if I do, I'll do an oatmeal in the winter or boiled eggs.

I strongly believe film should create conversations around themes we are grappling with as a society.

Modeling was sort of a way to not work in a bar - it gave me time to really think about what I wanted to do, and things I liked and didn't like.

OK, I don't love the red carpet... You arrive and all the photographers are shouting at you 'Smile!' I'm like: what, you want me to lift my leg and twirl? No.

With 'Louis Wain,' it's a very eccentric film and we had an incredible time. I never thought that me, Sharon Rooney, Andrea Riseborough and Aimee Lou Wood would get to be in the same family. None of us are cat people though, which when you have 20 cats on set is hilarious.

That's the challenge as an actor. You put yourself in uncomfortable positions because that's your job. Otherwise, just stay home and watch TV.

I'd love to work with any director who has their own artistic vision, their own stamp, and who believes in that.

I definitely pay attention to the choices I make. The type of films I enjoy making have directors who I enjoy watching. Ultimately it's as important to say 'no' as it is to say 'yes.' Saying 'no' is the thing that will ultimately lead you somewhere.