Mariska Hargitay Quotes (23 Quotes)

It's a life's journey of finding ourselves, finding our power, and living for yourself, not for everyone else.

It's been quite an education doing this show and living in New York at the same time, and being exposed to so many different kinds of people,

When people say that I'm the frontrunner, I laugh. I'm nominated with Glenn Close - like I've got a shot.

I'm living every ten-year-old boy's fantasy. The other day, Chris and I had this big scene where we had to pull out our guns, and I was thinking, 'Here we are in New York City - a place where every actor wants to be - and we are literally playing cops and robbers. How great is that?'

Being sexy is just one part of being a woman and an actress. But if the part calls for sexy.

When I was in my early 20s, I had my hair permed. Bad idea! It turned into total frizz. My advice to women is, if you have nice hair already, don't get a perm, leave your hair alone!

As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit.

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I wins.

When you see a girl like me bustin' perps, there ain't no time to be pretty.

I think people were expecting me to be that kind of glamorous sexpot. So they were always, Wow you're not what I expected.

When my body is strong, I feel stronger inside. I feel more capable of handling emotional situations. Usually I'm more of a inside-out person, but this was a great case of me from the outside in.

If I eat clean, I look 10 years younger.

Speak The Truth. Seek The Truth. Be The Truth.

I already feel like I've won. It's an honor to be nominated. Really, unless you're an actor, you don't understand. To be nominated in the same category as Glenn Close

I have so much love that I didn't even know about.

I want to be a fun mom. Not a gasping for air mom.

When I read the script sometimes, it's like 'Christ! Enough!' I can't sleep at night sometimes. There's the occasional script that just hammers you, that you can't shower off.

I'm an L.A. girl who became a tough New York cop.

In the battle for best actress in a drama, Emmy watchers have singled out the stars of two cop shows -- Glenn Close for her role on cable network FX's The Shield ... Law Order Special Victims Unit.

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.

Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good.

You know how you wake up in the morning and sometimes you look gorgeous and other times you look like you got hit by a mack truck? I realized that my mack truck is food. If I have no sugar, yeast or wine, I have no undereye bags and my skin is perfect.

You make sacrifices to become a mother, but you really find yourself and your soul.