Top 38 Quotes & Sayings by Anna Torv

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian actress Anna Torv.
Last updated on November 23, 2024.
Anna Torv

Anna Torv is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox science-fiction series Fringe (2008–2013), for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series and received four Saturn Awards for Best Actress on Television. She also starred as Wendy Carr in the Netflix crime thriller series Mindhunter (2017–2019).

I am a sucker for jackets!
I'm a huge camper, and love hiking and mountain biking.
I wear Blundstones for hiking. They're like a work boot with a bit of grip, so you can wear them all day. They're quite groovy. — © Anna Torv
I wear Blundstones for hiking. They're like a work boot with a bit of grip, so you can wear them all day. They're quite groovy.
I just adore Kate Winslet. I love her because you're never aware of all the stuff that's going into her characterization and, yet, she completely transforms.
I don't feel like I've hit my stride. So I wonder what the moment will be when I get to be who I want to be.
I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, 'Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking.'
I've found in my life that the parts that you're right for are the parts that you get. It's really usually quite easy because you're kind of right.
We just say things differently in Australia - like torch. I'd ask, 'Can I have the torch?' It seems to fall flat when I say, 'Can I have the flashlight?'
Some people just aren't meant to be happy.
I want somebody who's gonna need me.
Every first episode of a season has been crafted like another pilot.
I live by the sea in Australia and the weather of course is glorious all year round.
Why can't a woman be a little cooler in her emotions and a little quieter and more repressed without it being a huge thing? I've actually always quite enjoyed that, to tell you the truth.
Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre. — © Anna Torv
Science fiction is becoming more of a diverse kind of genre.
I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.
Everybody's funny if you love them.
With science fiction there's endless possibilities.
I love being physical, but I don't have any desire to prove myself.
Becoming a mother doesn't always change every aspect of your personality.
I work in an industry where everyone is flawlessly beautiful, but I just want to be healthy.
I've read only fiction, so I don't know anything actual.
In film, you can have sad endings.
My friends and I would get up early and take our horses through the national forest. My mom was very free. It was always 'Out of the house!' There was no watching television on weekends.
I didn't know much about video games.
To be really honest, I don't love the gym.
I feel good about who I am.
I've been estranged from my father since I was eight. — © Anna Torv
I've been estranged from my father since I was eight.
'Fringe' is a sci-fi show. But once you go beyond the genre, you're immersed in a profound reality.
Shakespeare is all big themes, like the most amazing love, or the most scary war.
A friend of mine says his two favorite artists are Picasso and Rembrandt. Picasso because he paints the beautiful in such an ugly fashion. And Rembrandt because he paints the ugly so beautifully.
I think my attitude's different when I'm in the different places. I don't walk around in character. I try not to walk around with the accent, but those little things change you, whether it's your hair, your clothes, your shoes or a different silhouette. People absolutely look at you differently.
My friends and I would get up early and take our horses through the national forest. My mom was very free. It was always Out of the house! There was no watching television on weekends.
I've only read fiction, so I don't know anything actual
Yeah, I guess I'm economical. Not because I try, but because I'm really not that interested in shoes.
The apple is perfect because of the bruise that runs through it.
They say Australians get that ten-yard stare. It comes from the land and the horizon. You can see all around you for as far as you can see. So you just stare. I do it all the time.
The secret to life is trusting yourself and loving who you are, just the way you are.
I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, "Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking." — © Anna Torv
I'm terrible at practical jokes. I do them too well, so they're not funny. I end up saying, "Oh, no, I'm joking, I'm joking."
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