Carrie-Anne Moss

“That first year after a child, I kind of just hunker down at home - I surrender to that side of me. I don't try to get my body back or be in the world; I go the opposite way.”

“I'm not one of those people that needs to have all of the new gadgets or wants any of that.”

“When I was a kid, I don't think I even knew what being gay was, and now it's just part of our culture. It's changing so rapidly right now. It's great.”

“Tell me that I can't do something, and I'll do it.”

“When I was a kid, I didn't know Canadians could be actors. I thought just Americans could get acting jobs.”

“I feel so lucky that I had so many opportunities.”

“I will never do another kung fu movie again.”

“It's really hard to make a living as an actor. I'm grateful as I drive to work every morning.”

“I definitely acknowledge that 'The Matrix' and Trinity had an influence on female action-oriented characters in television and in film. I think it's awesome.”

“I think that Trinity's just the greatest character that I could ever play. I don't expect to ever play another woman that wonderful. I have a lot of Trinity in me, for sure.”

“People tell you the world looks a certain way. Parents tell you how to think. Schools tell you how to think. TV. Religion. And then at a certain point, if you're lucky, you realize you can make up your own mind. Nobody sets the rules but you. You can design your own life.”

“I love storytelling. I love characters that are complicated and layered, real people, that you see why they do what they do.”

“When I realised that what I do really well is play women who are tough and vulnerable, it was a moment of clarity. Many female characters either have one trait or the other, but I play both. I don't need to play characters who are like me. I can just do that with my life.”

“Marriage is a lot more challenging when you have a demanding career.”

“I tend to play strong characters and people just assume that I would want to play romantic comedies, which I would love to do, but there are other women that do it so great and they maybe couldn't do what I do, play the kind of characters that I play.”

“When I do work, I choose to see every job as an opportunity to grow, as an actor and as a person. My favourite part of it is being part of a team, with everyone pulling in the same direction.”

“Jessica Jones isn't dressed in a sexy outfit to turn people on. She's gritty. She's a human being.”

“After 'The Matrix,' I cannot wear sunglasses. As soon as I put them on, people recognize me.”

“Modelling asks you to be conscious of your outer self, but with acting, you have to let that go.”

“You're in another reality when you're looking down at your phone, walking across the street, and almost getting hit by a car.”