Katy Mixon

“I do life fearlessly.”

“I'm loving 'We Are Young,' by Fun. Really gets the morning rockin' to a great start.”

“My very first acting job ever, the first time I got paid to be an actress, was in 2001, right between my sophomore and junior year in college, when I was just 19 years old. I got paid $250 every two weeks, 10 shows a week, to be in the Utah Shakespearean Festival. I was Calpurnia in 'Julius Caesar.'”

“It doesn't matter what gender you are, or it doesn't matter what other background you come from: everybody deals with insecurity.”

“I'm pretty simple. I have every product in the world, but I tend to use three things: cleanser, toner, and moisturizer.”

“I'm just not self-deprecating.”

“My whole thing is there is nobody else like you in this whole world.”

“Sandy Bullock cast me in my first movie, 'All About Steve,' and I think I weighed 176, so that's just how I rock and roll. I'm just who I am, and if I lose weight, I lose weight. Goodness, I'm trying to be healthy, but if I've got to eat the cupcake, then just eat the cupcake.”

“You have to keep your eyes wide open and your head high and realize that you are going to be OK. I do this with work and with being a mom - I'm a true believer that it's OK to fail, and that there is power in getting back up on the horse.”

“The maternal instinct is in me.”

“I'm such a fan of the glass being half full.”

“Katie Otto goes after stuff she doesn't feel is right, and she stands up for it. I do that too, just kind of in a slightly kinder way because I'm from the South.”

“Out here in California, in the Pacific Ocean, the sharks have a bad attitude.”

“'Eastbound & Down' is giving you a rhythm. It's just a whole different vibe with improv. As an actor I just kind of exercise within my environment and adjust depending on where I'm at.”

“I came from the theater. It takes a team. We need everyone. It's not just No. 1 on the call sheet. I love to have kindness and respect and a place for where we can create.”

“I never let the media dictate my identity, so the fact that I'm a size 14 or a size 2 or a size 8 or a size 4, I kind of rock and roll. It doesn't matter to me.”

“My whole thing with the whole weight situation is - it is what it is. It's never been my identity.”

“I am such a big fan of letting everyone know how special they are and what they contribute.”

“If you're not getting it perfect, life is still going to go around. The world still turns. It's going to be OK. Tomorrow is a new day.”

“I've always wanted to be a mommy.”