There's no one who has more authority over my life than me. And I can learn things myself and how to communicate to other people and how to apply with the rules of life.
— Erika Christensen
For the first six years of my career, I was relegated to those girl-next-door, sweet, cheerleader kind of roles, and it was really frustrating for me because you don't have to do much acting.
I've found that a lot of my male friends have great style and great appreciation for designers.
I'm not straight up and down. I have curves.
There are nearly 7 billion people on this planet, so there are a lot of characters to play.
I got to work with Jeffrey Wright, which is fantastic. I started out starstruck, but he's so cool, so it was all OK.
I'm a goody two-shoes who's never taken anything stronger than Tylenol.
I don't know if my agent will be upset but I quoted him saying that he would jump out a window if I turn down another project.
We were worried about that actually. The cast was thinking that they'd lose their minds. But we didn't.
My grandmother was, back when they called them 'stewardesses,' a flight attendant. I actually had a ball wearing that little uniform and making sure everything was under control.
There was a little of this, 'Oh, you're such a sweet girl!' That's a wonderful thing to have in life; I don't mind it at all for life. But I remember, the first role I was ever cast in as a not-so-sweet-girl, I was so happy.
As a little girl, I really hated pink, for instance, and I didn't like wearing dresses. I didn't want to be a girly girl then, but now I love being a girly girl!
My grandmother was a flight attendant; my mother had a pilot's license, and my grandfather was a pilot. That's how my grandmother and grandfather met.
I went through this rebel period where I didn't want to dress up.
I think that's just a natural instinct as an actor is that you want to just keep exploring humanity and finding different facets of it.
My buddy lost about 100 pounds cycling. He took me on a 31-mile loop. I was hooked.
At about twelve I just knew, something clicked, and I knew I wanted to be an actor and my parents, to their credit, granted this 12 year old girl a chance to give it a try.
I take things on a day to day basis when it gets really hectic. But I do think long term and I'm looking forward to the next couple of years when I do start producing my own films with my production company and playing some characters that are older and that's really exciting to me.
Watching Jodie on this is incredible; it's the perfect role for her. It's so intense and so emotional. She just jumped right into it and is so professional.
I've always been a good flier. I love the whole experience.
I don't want to shut the door and only be thought of as the dark girl.
I have so many pairs of riding pants that are from the store at the stables in Burbank where you can go ride your horse at. I don't ride a horse, but I do wear the pants! I love them!
I know lots of people who eat raw, vegetarian, or vegan. I'm not into any of those things. I believe in eating enough so your body will actually run.
When I first started going on the red carpet, I wore a lot of Armani, but I didn't really have my own style apart from that. I think I was just lazy.
Having convenience when it comes to fueling your body is definitely an important thing.
If I had to sum it up, the goal of Scientology is giving the person back to themselves. Like, your own power of choice.
To be entirely honest, I am an extremely confident person, and I don't think I would have gotten into this business if I felt that I wasn't going to succeed and I intend to be in this business, for the rest of my life.
I'm more proud of my upper body. Let's just say I'm a typical female in that way.
The thing about that too is that we had the same extras everyday. It was such a community. It was like a microcosmic little town. We were like all little towns people with extras and a crew.
I can't say enough about how I'm against drugs. Be smart, think about it, look at what it does to people, look at how much you have to experience in life and be courageous enough to do everything you want to without that chemical help.
