I function better in a world where I have to wake up every morning to go to work.
— Jodi Lyn O'Keefe
New York is my home. L.A. is my work.
I got really tall really quickly. I grew nine inches in one summer, and I was sort of like a Great Dane puppy, flopping around all over the place.
I'd been working with Chuck Lorre since the dawn of time, starting with 'Dharma and Greg,' so when I get a call about a really cool opportunity to work with him, I say yes, even before I know what it is.
When I was a freshman, I was 5 feet 9 and totally skinny as a pole. Knock-knees and bad hair. Then, over that summer, I grew up a little bit. Not that I was some super beauty, but at least I didn't look like I was 10 anymore and had a little self-confidence.
I have so much to be grateful for, so there is no reason to complain.
I made tons of mistakes. Who hasn't?
I shopped at T.J. Maxx myself when I was a kid.
I was the awkward, shy chick in high school.
I'm deathly afraid of rats.
I am very hands on doing my own work, all my own stunt work.
You should have seen me in my Catholic school girl skirt with my knees knocking together.
There is a lot of myself in every character that I play.
L.A. feels like a really small town to me.
I've shot in Hawaii a few times, and it's always magical.
I want to make a movie with Al Pacino someday.
I'm planning to have a career based on my acting skills rather than the size of my chest.
Keep some of your personal life to yourself; otherwise, you won't have one.
Films are done in about three months, and television takes up about ten months out of the year working on the same project.
'Mean Girls' was phenomenal, Rachel McAdams was on point the entire time and so fantastic.
I did make some not-so-great relationship decisions when I was a lot younger. I do know that not all high school boys are great and wonderful and Prince Charming, and there are a few that are going to treat you that way.
I'm trying to broaden my range and get different characters in each film.
I don't think there are beautiful women out there trying to lure men into any kind of conspiracy. I think people are out there just trying to meet someone new and interesting and live in the real world.
I love the whole lingerie outfit - you know, thigh-high tights and garters.
Regardless of what is on the Internet, I'm actually only 29 years old - and holding.
I don't remember going to school with anyone who had a Mercedes dealership.
Nathan Fillion is so easy to work with.
I really admire actresses like Meryl Streep; I would love to have a career like hers.
You can't be all bad all the time.
Success is work hard and give 100% every single day because it will leave as quickly as it came.
I think that there's a little bit of bad in all of us.
It's terrible when anyone passes too soon.
A lot of the time the film chooses me. I'll be working and I'll get a call from my agent and I'll get the script and then tell him what I think.
My home in Dallas is wonderful. I can walk everywhere. It's a pretty good hidden secret, Dallas. There are wonderful restaurants and a wonderful nightlife. It's just a beautiful city to be in.
I eat very clean, healthy food at all times because I'm very focused about keeping myself in shape.
Action scenes get me so excited, and my adrenaline starts pumping.
