Gina Carano

“I don't get paid what people think I get paid for fighting.”

“My last fight wasn't the way I wanted it to go so there is a hole there; don't count me out.”

“Fighting is my career, it's what I love to do, but I am taking offers and trying to expand because the more I expand myself, the more valuable I become to promoters.”

“I want people to see me for who I am and not for how someone else is trying to promote me.”

“You want to get better even after people smash you down. You want to be better than you were before.”

“The ultimate first date? Something that is completely out of the ordinary - go crazy, because first dates are always a little awkward, so do something a little extreme.”

“I don't mind answering any questions, because I'm not just a fighter. I'm a lot more than that.”

“When I enjoy doing something, I don't mind if it hurts.”

“I'm really surprised how many people knew me as Gina Carano. MMA has a beautiful fan base.”

“Since I've started fighting it has taught me a lot about self respect, self confidence and self control.”

“The guys I date always want to test my strength and wrestle around. By the end, they're drenched in sweat.”

“I didn't really watch action films growing up! I grew up on stuff like 'Anne of Green Gables' - that was more when I was in elementary school. It was all I ever watched.”

“I think there's a part in each one of us that wants the impossible to happen, and that's what surprises are.”

“There are certain things that I always dreamed of, like fighting in the UFC. There's just certain things that I feel like haven't been accomplished there. There's such great women coming up in the sport; seems like a wonderful time to be in women's MMA.”

“Fighting is very physical and extreme and you're very vulnerable. It's a very mental type of thing.”

“Sometimes, you get portrayed the way you don't want to be portrayed.”

“I know I don't look like the skinny slender model. I know I look a little different but people like to watch me for some reason. It feels good and I'm humbled by it.”

“I like fighting because it's honest.”

“I find that whoever you are as a person is how you're gonna fight, and every basic instinct kind of comes out at that moment.”

“A lot of people enjoyed the film 'Haywire' and a lot of people have mixed feelings on it but regardless, a lot of people have said really wonderful things about it being my first experience, that the fighting they absolutely enjoyed. So I think I've gotten a lot more fans, actually.”