Sarah Michelle Gellar Quotes

Everything I am is because of my mom.

I was young. I was newly married. And I had worked like a dog. I just wanted to live and travel.

I don't want to feel like a failure to my daughter.

She's the best thing I've ever done. Buffy - pretty great and all, but Charlotte's way better.

I got to see the first step, hear the first word.

Most people - and certainly working moms - are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments.

In television, women can really run anything.

It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top

I never worked out for any kind of image.

I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you

I love my friends. They're my family.

You'll never know what you're capable of if you don't try.

I think Buffy was a grown-up. One of the amazing things about the show was that I was able to grow with her. Yes, she started in high school, and then she went to college, and then essentially she was a mother to all the other Slayers, so I always felt like Buffy was a grown-up.

How many times, in any actor's life, do you get to be a part of something that has a legacy like [Buffy]? I think that's only fortunate. I don't see the negative.

I believe in myself, and I've always had people behind me who believed in me.

With that, you can do anything.

The nomadic lifestyle does work for a lot of working parents, but I've traveled and I've seen it, and I want to be able to go home at night and see my daughter. I want to be there for her first day of school and her school recital. Honestly, television is what offers me that.

I clip coupons all the time. Why should you pay more for something that someone else is paying less for?

I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going.

Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films.

That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop he just replaces them. I don't know if that's true but after having worked in Japan I believe it might be true.

When I got off the soap I got offered all these, you know, 'women in jeopardy' -- I call them 'disease of the week' movies.

You're forced to think about what your goals are and you clarify them because you're taking this journey with another person and you need to be open with your partner.

Ringer is the perfect balance of what audiences want ot see me do.

It's Cruel Intentions meets Buffy.

I don't get the whole getting drunk thing.

I'm always the one who gets killed. And I want it to be really gory. Body parts all over the place. Mangled!

Absolutely. It's something I'd eventually love. In the meantime, I just borrow all my friends' kids. It's seriously the best birth control in the world. I'm so tired afterward, I'm like, Okay, maybe in another two years.

TV has changed so much, from the fact that there are so many channels available now to spoilers. There were no blogs when I was on Buffy. There were no weekly magazines, aside from People. Now, to be able keep your secrets for your show is so hard.

I don't do a television show for awards. You make it so people will enjoy watching it.

You're always homesick.

I think it's a mistake if people just fall in love and think that that's the only thing you need to keep you happy. There's a lot more to being with someone than just love.

I'm fascinated by twins. It's such an interesting thing. I'm an only child, so I don't have a sibling. But, if you think about the bond that siblings have, that intensifies so much when you think about being in the womb together.

Creativity is one of the most important brain functions in developing youth.

It is the ultimate road to invention. I believe it is really important to both nurture and encourage this in children - and adults, too!

I actually go to the gym much more now than I did when I was on Buffy.

I like to stay fit, because that's when I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, 'Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?' And I always say, 'No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night.'

There's a part of me that will always believe that Angel is Buffy's true love.

That there will be a piece of her heart that will always be with him for the rest of her life.

Being outspoken has always gotten me into trouble.

I'm just this little thing and then all of a sudden it comes out.

There’s a lot more to being with someone than just love.

If you love someone and you choose to spend the rest of your life with that person, that's your partner in every way.

It's a better time for actresses on TV than on film.

Being an actor gives you a chance to play all kinds of roles, very moving and dramatic on one project, silly and girlish on another. That's the most interesting thing out this business, you get to keep reinventing yourself.

I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth

It's been hard to be a show in L.A. and be trendsetting, because the fashions are in New York... Not to mention that most actresses are all, give or take, the same size, between five-two and five-five, and 95 to 125 pounds.

All joking aside, I'm a television watcher and I get frustrated with shows sometimes when they set up puzzles and then they don't give answers. It's just more questions and more questions.

I like to stay fit, because [that's when] I feel really healthy.

A lot of times [in the movie industry], women are relegated to playing the wife or girlfriend or daughter.

I would dye my hair every week. I wanted to be a really goth teenager.

Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father.

I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father.

The flashbacks are a great way to give answers to the story.

I think that this industry in particular is so fast-paced that you keep saying, 'I'll take vacation later.' Sometimes later never comes. I'm definitely leading a much slower life now that I'm not working every single day on a television series.

I love every minute in the kitchen with my kids, even the mess (I've learned to embrace it!). I find that in the car on the way home from school, I often get one-word answers when I ask about their day. But when we're cooking, I get in-depth stories.

People stereotype pop stars, but Christina [Aguilera] proves them wrong with her unique style and talent.

I would tell any actress that the trick is to play all the female characters on your show, and then all the men are yours.

Whether it's a big dinner party or people just coming over to hang out, I just love to spend time with them.

I think that's what growing up is all about.

It's about taking on new responsibilities and learning what you can handle, and learning what you can't.