Kristin Bauer van Straten

“The movies and TV shows I like to watch tend to put their characters in situations where they have to dig deeper.”

“I paint. I love the visual arts.”

“People can do all kinds of things that maybe aren't wise in hindsight because of jealousy.”

“One lesson I got from Gandhi, 'Be the change you want to see,' haunts me. I just feel like I can't keep stomping around pointing the finger at BP when I am supporting the oil industry with my very own dollars and actions by buying their products, helping to pay their mortgage - plastic is from oil... polyester, shower curtains.”

“I can watch endless humans get killed, but if I see a movie and they kill a dog, I practically want to walk out.”

“So much of our lives are defined by habit or what the guy next to us is doing, never wondering and knowing who and what we support with our actions, from the detergent Mom always used, to my favorite dish I make... A lot of my life is unexamined habit.”

“One of my main techniques for acting is I try to know almost nothing beyond the words that I have to say, because that's my zone of control.”

“Fans are afraid to meet me. They're sort of afraid for their lives and won't look me in the eye.”

“My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup.”

“I am no longer able to be anonymous.”

“I, personally, like to get dressed and then do my makeup and hair in about five minutes.”

“Unless you're a serial killer, you're worried about being liked by somebody.”

“My acting teacher used to say that people reveal themselves in their opposites.”

“Sometimes I'll read an audition and I'll get a very strong first impression about who the person is, and I usually go with it.”