Maria Menounos Quotes (28 Quotes)


    A lot of people didn't realize that I acted before I did anything else.

    If you take the more general role of going to local stations around the country in Montana or South Carolina or wherever, and start in the local news, it's a lot more difficult to get to the stories that you want to really cover.

    So for me, anything that has to do with animals, and I'm a happy camper.

    That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good.

    The odd thing is, I don't consider what I do work, because it's what I love. But it is also an enormous amount of pressure, and you have to work an enormous amount of hours.


    I always wanted to play hockey, and my parents wouldn't let me. I swear, they're not bad parents, they just wanted to protect me.

    So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that.

    Before this Bond thing came around, I grew up playing a lot of videogames. Obviously Nintendo, and all that. I still know all the codes

    I am honored to be a Bond girl and be a part of the Bond legacy, To star in a video game with Connery, the original Bond, is incredible.

    I'm happiest when I'm doing a million things. I don't see my career going in any one direction. I see myself doing a potpourri of things.

    So now, cut to ten years later, and I'm making this amazing contract with Pantene. It's incredible.

    I saw Redeye, and I love being scared and on the edge of my seat.

    I think people think we're all sipping martinis by the pool.

    Integrity is integrity. I don't push it to the side because I'm talking to Julia Roberts.

    I know that producing will ultimately mean more longevity in the business, so when I'm tired of everything else and want to be behind the cameras, I know that I can produce.

    I think Channel One was very integral in my career.


    I love comic book movies, and Marvel Comics obviously are the best.

    We had four different sets and built 38 flats to use as walls, so we had a major production going on. It's so much fun when you're controlling it, but it's also so much pressure.

    Tim Story is a fantastic director, and I'm so excited to get to work with him.

    The designer of my Emmy gown is donating my gown to the charity for an auction.

    One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can't interview someone of that stature.

    You have your managers, your agents, your lawyers, your publicists, and your colleagues that you have to coordinate things with.

    My parents were really against it. And that's how I ended up getting into television and broadcasting, because my parents wouldn't allow acting.

    There's something about taking a film from concept to script, through production, and then to see the final thing happening in the edit phase. It's almost like a miracle in the making.

    Back in the day after I won my first pageant there was an agency that was getting me work on the side.

    I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots.

    I was in choir my whole life. I'm hoping at some point to be able to explore singing again as well, because I still take singing lessons every week.


    More Maria Menounos Quotations (Based on Topics)


    Work & Career - Movies - Parents - People - Business & Commerce - Love - Education - Charity - Animals - Media & News - Law & Regulation - Happiness - College - Miracles - Life - Hockey - Countries - Time - Characters - View All Maria Menounos Quotations

    Related Authors


    Nicole Richie - Kate Winslet - Elizabeth Taylor - Neve Campbell - Mia Farrow - Jennifer Esposito - Carrie-Anne Moss - Bette Davis - Amy Smart - Amy Adams


Authors (by First Name)

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M
N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Other Inspiring Sections