My mum won't speak to me unless I speak properly on the phone. I have to speak 'American' for work, so often the accent comes through when I'm not at work.
— Hannah Simone
Women are no longer being defined by where they were born or their colour. That's huge.
I love when I go back to London. I love how the girls dress there.
If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
I'm obsessed with karaoke, but I don't like to sing. I just like to go and watch amateur singers.
I had never thought of hosting, but a really good friend of mine said, 'This is the most empowered platform to speak to young people about the issues that you care about, which is why you're in this in the first place.' So I was like, 'Yeah, no, it makes perfect sense.' And so that's what I started doing.
As a girl growing up in Cyprus, Saudi Arabia and then India, the idea of cracking the industry in America seemed crazy. So thankfully, the way I was raised was to be an open person.
It is so cool to think that there are two female, Indian actresses on prime-time American network television who are considered attractive and funny and smart.
My lashes are so long that if I don't curl them, I'm blind.
That's so romantic, to wake up and find that he's packed a bag - and that for the next 48 hours, everything is taken care of.
If someone wants to take me on a date? I don't know if I'd say no.
Millions of cats are in shelters across the country waiting for a loving parent or family to bring them home.
I just can't break. If I break, I'm done. So I don't break.
I went to high schools in four different countries. The gift is that you can constantly reinvent yourself. I still feel that freedom. One day, I'll wear a dress I got in India; the next, Converse sneakers and jeans.
I should give a TED Talk about my TV-marathoning skills. It's my sport.
We want to bring awareness for all those cats still searching for their forever home and not only help them find their perfect match but also make the transition home a success.
I've been on stage since I was nine years old, and I kind of stumbled into the world of hosting. That, to me, was the thing I had to build a skill set for.
When I lived in London, I worked at the U.N. for a while as its human rights and refugees officer. I have two degrees, and my second was in radio. I was a programmer and news reporter in Canada. My CV looks bananas.
My mom, well, she's half Greek, half German-Italian; born in England. She's just a nomad. She loves Middle Eastern style, Indian style, so much so that she ended up having Indian babies.
I'm just a really big fan of street style. When I went to New York for Fashion Week, it was great to watch everyone on the runway and see all the beautiful clothes and to get ideas, but again, I think it's just about being open and looking around.
A friend of mine and I would go to this dirty little bar in Toronto that has karaoke every Tuesday night, and one night, we noticed that the only other person in there was Derek Jeter.
The things that I care about have never changed.
After I graduated in Vancouver, I had been working on a book about war-affected children and land mines with the foreign minister - he was working at a place on campus and hired me. I then got a job as a Human Rights and Refugees Officer in London, and I loved working there.
I think eventually I'd love to get into directing.
I think if you want to be seen as an intelligent woman, you can't be someone who feels empowered and sexy. I just don't understand who makes these rules, and frankly, I'm not interested in them.
I would not give up my eyelash curler.
Think about it: if the world could see how much adoption means from a cat's point of view, shelters would be empty.
Indian weddings, visually, they're so stunning.
I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
The hardest part of my job, daily, is to not laugh while we shoot.
Everyone is your friend if you say yes, but say no and watch how they react. It's been a huge life lesson for me.
America's Next Shuffle Cat contest proved to be not only entertaining, but a rare chance for me to have an opportunity to host and judge some of the nation's cutest cats as they strutted the catwalk.
Take risks! I'm embracing bold prints.
The thing I learned about being in this industry is the core of hosting and the core of acting is authenticity. So if you're just real in those moments, no matter what you're doing, that's what translates and makes you successful.
Growing up, I remember watching TV, and I didn't see a lot of people who looked like me, especially someone who passed as a glamorous model on a mainstream TV show.
Fusion fashion - that's what I'm inspired by, taking all these different cultures and then trying to put it together that a girl here would love to wear.
It's aspirational for me. I've lived as a cat lady. I'm happy to be a cat lady. I'll continue to be a cat lady. Just bring them all to my house, and I'll keep them all, no problem.
The song that makes me the happiest when someone sings it is Cher's 'If I Could Turn Back Time.'
I also had a hosting position on a home and garden television show - which is a joke if you ever see my apartment.
I know that Liz Meriwether likes to keep things as honest and complicated as life can be, which is really fun for all of us.
Once you get a kitten, the natural thing you do is take a billion photos.
My life is so crazy! I learned early on to really embrace change and enjoy the ride.
I find there's this weird anger thing: Someone will approach me at the bar and say, 'Hey, can I buy you a drink?' And I'll say, 'No, I'm okay.' And then all of a sudden, there's this male anger flip, where they go, 'Oh, you know what? I wasn't even gonna buy you a drink, 'cause you're not even that cute anyway,' and walk away.
I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.
My cats, Jacob and Frank, mean the world to me, and by partnering once again with Fresh Step with the power of Febreze, I'm raising awareness for its Million Meow Mission to help every shelter cat find a forever home.
The greatest thing about 'New Girl' is that you never can predict what is next!
That is the most liberating thing to feel as an actor: that you don't have to hold back or be afraid. A bit might not work, but it doesn't matter.
I'm a huge cook! I'm actually trying to write my first cookbook. I make an Indian-spice Bolognese and serve it over pasta. It's a combination of flavors that people aren't used to.
I love the funny and sweet moments I have with my cats, Jake and Frank, so I'm honored to be celebrating these moments at the Catdance Film Festival.
If you look at my career path, I was a human rights and refugees officer for the United Nations. I helped research a book for Lloyd Axworthy. I've worked in coffee shops. I've sold clothes. I've hosted TV shows, and now I'm acting.
