Sarah Shahi

“I'm a wife and a mother. I don't want to be immature; I have to be ready at all times.”

“Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend.”

“Let me tell you, I've never heard a man whine more than Jason Momoa getting knocked around by little ol' me.”

“I don't really like 'acting' - I like things to feel as natural as possible.”

“I'm attracted to playing characters that have flaws.”

“My parents divorced when I was 10, but when my father was there, he was trying to create almost like a little prison for me.”

“I had a home birth because I really believe in the body's natural ability to give birth. The medical profession has kind of warped women's minds into thinking we don't know how to birth and we need doctors and epidurals and Pitocin.”

“I'm a girl in boy's clothing. I like to get a little rough. I prefer mud to makeup. That's me in a nutshell.”

“It's fun to work on location because you get the look and feel of everything, but it's nice to be on a stage because you can control the elements.”

“My biggest fantasy was to have a pie thrown in my face, and I always said whoever did that, that's the guy I'd marry.”

“I like a man who can come out and say he's nervous on the first date. I think that would be really cute.”

“I was captain of the volleyball team and the basketball team, and I ran track.”

“I came from a single parent household. And I had a bad example of what a husband and father could be and how irresponsible a father could be. So because of that, I didn't want to get married or have kids.”

“My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing.”

“I just like to go where the material is, whether that's TV, or movies, or the stage. As long as it's great writing, it's pretty much something I can't resist.”

“My father left when I was really young, but he's still living. There are things I wish I'd said that I didn't and I don't think I'll ever get the opportunity to say. He's battled addiction problems his entire life. I wish things were different. I wish there were a way my son could know him, know the good parts of him.”

“You really have to take your time; you have to know your character and your scene. The line you are about to say comes from the moment right before. It's not what's said, it's what is in between the spaces, it's what's in between the lines; that is the most important to play.”

“I think it's important to love what you do and have a good time with it. I go to work every day and have a blast.”

“The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow.”

“I love guns. I love shooting guns.”