A biography for Cobie Smuldershasn’t been written yet.
“I left 'How I Met Your Mother' and jumped right onto an episode of 'S.H.I.E.L.D.,' the TV show. I wrapped, and the next day I was on set shooting 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'”
“The problem is my movie career is hindering my hockey schedule.”
“A stay-at-home mom is a working mom. Being a stay-at-home mom is a job.”
“Going to the Comic Cons and meeting people - that's a fun energy to be around.”
“I actually kind of prefer working with an ensemble. It's just cool to be surrounded by such great people.”
“The hardest thing is getting fake hit. You really have to sell it. Somebody comes at you and stops a couple inches from your face. You have to react like it's painful. In my training, those were the days I was more sore, doing gut punches or getting thrown against walls. You're moving your body in a way that's not natural.”
“There are two kinds of people in crisis situations - those who fight and those who freeze. I'm a freezer, and that's just going by the couple of surprise birthday parties I've had thrown for me.”
“I think to be a good model, you have to enjoy having your picture taken, and I never really did.”
“I'm just looking for really good projects with varying characters - ones I haven't done before - so I can continue to grow as an actress.”
“I've been in 'Avengers' films, but I don't do a lot of the action parts. There are superheroes in the movie! People would much rather see them fight each other!”
“The quality of television is becoming so good from an actor standpoint, where you get to do these amazing scenes with amazing directors and cinematography.”
“'The Avengers' happened because I'm friends with Joss Whedon, and he sort of brought me into the mix when they were looking for Maria Hill.”
“One of the major complaints for long-running shows is that they become mundane.”
“The best of me now lives on in my two little women, baby girls I was lucky enough to be able to make with my own body.”
“There's something that feels more organic about watching a stunt that's done by you. There's also a feeling of accomplishment doing it yourself.”
“I had to get healthy for a period in my life, so I learned a lot about food and diet.”
“I would really love to sit with Kathryn Hepburn because I find her so interesting.”
“My usual day: a green smoothie for breakfast - if I want to get fancy, it's eggs on arugula - fruit for a snack, a salad with protein for lunch, and fish and quinoa for dinner.”
“I like to think that I'm extremely method with my tactics on getting work.”
“People always let me know when their team beats the Canucks.”