Top 78 Quotes & Sayings by Isla Fisher

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Australian actress Isla Fisher.
Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Isla Fisher

Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress and author. Born to Scottish parents in Oman, she moved to Australia at age six where she began appearing in television commercials. Fisher came to prominence for her portrayal of Shannon Reed on the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1994–97, for which she received two Logie Award nominations.

What I loved about breast-feeding was that bond of one-on-one time. The serotonin that's released calms you down and connects you to the baby.
I breastfed both my kids for two years so, you know it was very tiring emotionally and physically.
I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz events. — © Isla Fisher
I was raised as a tomboy with boys, and I never really feel like myself when I am really dolled up at premieres and showbiz events.
I went to something like six different schools before the age of 12, so I was always the new girl and had to make friends quickly. It was difficult at the start because I was very bookish - I was literally sat in the corner reading books, with no friends.
I tell my girlfriends - 'Imagine if all the time you put into waxing and primping, you took all of that energy and put it into something useful.'
Women one hundred percent support each other in the movie industry.
I auditioned for a movie recently, and when I went in, the producer said he'd told one of its stars, Naomi Watts, that he was auditioning me, and she'd said, 'She's so funny; she's a great actress - you should hire her.' What a lovely, kind, and supportive thing to do for another woman.
I crashed my boyfriend's birthday when I was 12 years old. He didn't invite me and so I showed up.
I don't like junk food, just because I don't like the taste of it, but I don't go to the gym - ever.
I'm happy with the idea of being a mum first and an actress second - I'm perfectly content for people to think of me as a stay-at-home mum, rather than an actress, if that is their perception.
I don't really watch many heist movies. Actually, I have quite eclectic tastes, but I tend to watch just foreign films. I don't know why that is. I'm not particularly deep or anything, I just like foreign movies.
All I know is that I've ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that's not cool anymore.
I think all married couples tend to run things by each other in every capacity and we're not different to them. — © Isla Fisher
I think all married couples tend to run things by each other in every capacity and we're not different to them.
Family is 100 per cent my top priority.
Comedy has always been important in my family. If you got in a good joke at the dinner table, it meant more than almost anything else.
When you shoot an independent movie you have a very limited amount of time, and you don't want to be that actor, when a poor director is trying to get through a movie, that you're asking at every second to discuss performance.
Being proud of who we are as people is more important than cutting into ourselves to create this false idea of beauty.
I don't think one should incentivise the losing of teeth. I find the idea of a child getting an iPad, or a £20 note, for losing a tooth, utterly abhorrent. Fifty pence, or a pound at most, is what my children can expect from the Tooth Fairy.
I think there is nothing sexier than laughter lines.
You can look in the mirror and find a million things wrong with yourself. Or you can look in the mirror and think, 'I feel good, I have my health, and I'm so blessed.' That's the way I choose to look at it.
Growing up, there wasn't much emphasis on being nice or naughty. As a family, there wasn't much discipline. It was more relaxed at home, which I'm grateful for.
I love to cook. But I'm a bit rubbish. I tend to start something and then dip into a book or have a conversation and come back and everything's burnt.
Am I disappointed occasionally by the lack of irony in some movies? Yes.
Women should not have to adopt masculine traits in order to succeed. You should be able to stay as a woman, and in tune with your femininity, and still be equal.
I love 'Monty Python,' 'Black Adder,' 'Fawlty Towers.' I'm a huge fan of British comedy.
It's a myth that you can have it all. You can't, but more importantly, I don't think you should want to. It sounds exhausting!
An easy way to get people to like you is to make them laugh.
I think there is nothing sexier than a handlebar moustache.
I do consider myself to be a feminist.
I've auditioned so many times and been told I'm 'not sporty enough' or I'm 'not sexy.'
My mother worked when I was growing up, so I was under the impression I'd find it easy to be a working mum. But I found it very hard to be away from my family, even for short periods of time.
I think audiences have always wanted to see women in the movies, but every time a movie like 'Bridesmaids' comes out, everyone says, 'Oh how funny, people do want to see women in the movies.'
You know, motherhood is my favourite topic in my personal life and I won't shut up about it, but it's not something I want to discuss publicly just because of the amount of attention it draws to a small person who didn't choose to be exposed.
I find weddings really boring. They give speeches, your aunt kisses you on the cheek, and you're at a boring table. But it's different when it's your own.
The most romantic thing a guy has ever done for me is starting a family. That's as romantic as it gets.
When your parents divorce, it makes you grow up fast. I'd urge parents to strongly consider working things out. I'd work things out and I'd definitely stay put.
I just don't want to miss anything in the lives of my children while they are still young. It's why I don't audition for leading roles at all and why I say no to some of the supporting roles that I do get offered.
I love marriage. I think it's a wonderful institution and it's the most important decision you make. — © Isla Fisher
I love marriage. I think it's a wonderful institution and it's the most important decision you make.
I love acting, love it. It's the greatest fun in the world. I've never had trouble feeling extremely grateful.
I gained 65 pounds with my first baby and 70 with my second. I had severe morning sickness both times, so I mostly ate supersize bowls of white pasta with loads of butter and cheese because that was the only thing that took away the nausea.
In Hollywood, you feel a responsibility to look less disheveled than you are. But I'm a mom, and I'm not good at putting time into prepping.
I've never been a method actress; I've never been that person that wants to imagine horrible things happening in your own life in order to exploit them for your emotional being in the movie. I'm just not good at doing that.
I love Monty Python, Black Adder, Fawlty Towers. I'm a huge fan of British comedy.
I'm definitely attracted to other Australians; I have a laid-back attitude to life that I feel is very Australian; I love a good barbie.
Anytime anyone compliments me on my figure, I'm wearing my Spanx undies.
I love religions and find them fascinating, and I find Judaism very beautiful. It's enriched my life enormously.
I love good food and I love to eat in nice restaurants. I love Japanese food. I love Gordon Ramsay in London; he is pretty amazing.
I've had no helping hand in Hollywood. But in general, I've found that when it comes to getting jobs, what's meant for you can't pass you by. — © Isla Fisher
I've had no helping hand in Hollywood. But in general, I've found that when it comes to getting jobs, what's meant for you can't pass you by.
I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job.
When you're younger, being a redhead is... Well, my two brothers teased me no end.
If I'm stuck in traffic or have a bad moment in my day, I go back to my yoga practice, and I breathe.
Being a mother is by far my greatest accomplishment.
You have to list all your special skills on a form when you get an agent. There's fencing, stage combat, horse riding, motorbike riding, Spanish, French, German, whatever. I just ticked everything. I talk about 10 languages according to that form. I even ticked the extreme sports box.
I'm not actually very good at the maintenance thing. I don't buff, exfoliate, pluck, rinse, moisturise, suck, bleach... whatever all those women do.
After 'Wedding Crashers' I was just surprised as to the lack of comedic female material there is. So I had to start working and getting stuff out there for myself.
You know, I didn't get to go to university because I've been acting since I was a kid.
You can't underestimate how traumatic divorce is for the children.
I never have time to cook, so I just look through the books and imagine the dishes I would make if I wasn't going out for a business dinner.
I think your heart dances to the beat of your own drum, and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.
I love the power women have. I think women rule the world because they rule men. Manipulating men - that's our job. That's what we're on the planet for.
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