Tricia Helfer Quotes

Treating myself is more about just going out and having a great hike, or going on a long motorbike ride.

I am inspired when I see goodness in other people.

I'm not very good at resting on my laurels. I am a bit of a workaholic, and I like to keep busy and active, so I think that's what drives me.

If you're doing live-action, you have to learn how to actually do whatever it is that you're doing. If you're doing voice-over, you can fake it.

For me, relaxing is going on a 10-mile hike. When I have time off, I like to be at home and spend time with my animals, and things like that.I'm not the girl that goes out for facials, and manicures and pedicures, all the time. I wish I did. It would be better for me, but I get annoyed.

Do not expect anything; there is more to be gained by earning it.

It's not hard to draw from within yourself to play someone protective of her daughter. I have animals and I'm a daughter, sister, wife, aunt and friend, and I can be fiercely protective.

I've always had a desire to play a cop or FBI agent.

Sitcom hours are silly easy compared to drama. Whenever an actor on a sitcom complains, I feel like smacking them!

Chemistry is a hard thing. I don't think you can force it, and it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have great chemistry outside of work. It's just something that sparks on screen or doesn't.

When I was in high school I thought I was going to university into psychology.

I handle emotional pain by trying to understand that it's going to be painful and to allow for it instead of fighting it. Doesn't make it any easier, though.

I've been living, I've lived in New York since I was 18 years old and traveled pretty much all over the world.

Ten episodes goes by really quickly, especially when you've got a really tough shooting schedule of seven-day episodes.

I lump Canada and the States together. I like good old North American boys.

Sometimes, if you don't have kids yourself, it's assumed you won't understand or know how to play a mom, which is kind of silly if you think about it.

We only have this one planet; we got to figure out how to live on it without destroying it.

The most important thing, when playing characters with chemistry, is being able to work off the other actor and be supported.

I've never gone for the smooth, suave Latin or French lover. That usually makes me think they're trying to pull one over on me.

I think sometimes the hardest obstacle is yourself.

As an actor, if I just did sci-fi, I think it would get limiting, like if you just play lawyers or doctors, over and over. It's a lot more fun, if you get to play lots of different types of characters.

I have always been physically active. I grew up a tomboy and [was] into sports, so staying active is something that I enjoy.

I need to get better at learning how to stay calm. I'm a bit of a worrier and a stress cadet. Yoga helps me to some degree, but I haven't been able to figure out meditation yet. I have a feeling it would be very good for me, but unfortunately, I'm still holding it all in until I explode part of my life.

I've started getting into quite a bit of voice work, definitely from 'Battlestar.'

The key to successfully working with each other is that they respect each other and their abilities.

I find that the hot yoga is sort of a false thing, so your body temperature goes up and you can stretch and you can injure yourself a little bit easier than if you work yourself into ... if you heat yourself up.

I think I sort of blossomed, so to speak, around 17. I started to get hips and put on weight, which I was very happy about. And that's when I met this agent, who told me I had to lose 10 pounds. I said, 'You've got to be kidding me. I finally got it on - I'm not losing it!'

People will always put you in a box that they think you fit in, and it's up to you to not fall into it.