Elizabeth Mitchell Quotes

You've gotta go for it, and go for it with gusto.

I was a complete, total nerd ... I loved the idea that the underdog wins more often than not. And I don't know if that happens in life. But I want it to.

I am very benign-looking. I'm somewhat like a golden retriever: It's not hard to look at me. I'm perfectly fine. It's not like things jut out and make you nervous. But the lovely thing about being so pale and having such pasty features is that I can look like pretty much anything, which is nice.

I know it's so 'in' to be blase, but that's not going to get you anywhere.

I'm not big on lying. I don't like that at all.

I normally eat everything under the sun, but once a year, for a whole month, I eat nothing but fruits, vegetables, nuts, and lean fish, and I feel great!

If you try to stay young forever, you don't really live.

You have what is right in front of you. You survive and you have your family. That's the whole world.

I did theater for 15 years, and I spent a lot of time as an understudy.

Acting is so exciting to me. It's a thrill; otherwise I wouldn't do it. Not to be hokey, but I think life is definitely worth living, whether you're working or not. For an actor, the character is the thing ... it doesn't matter what medium you're in. as long as you have something to do.