Quotes from Christina Ricci

I once ate McDonald's three times in one day.

When you're doing something where you really like the material, it doesn't matter what medium it's in.

All the roles are for boys. The girls' roles are either small or all the same. There's just nothing interesting.

Well, I think most people understand that there's a big difference between who you are and who, you know, you play.

I went through an awkward adolescence and had braces.

I think the main reason a lot of child stars don't make it is that it's hard to see someone as cute and then all of a sudden see them as having more depth.

I think that I need to work on being comfortable at being normal, everyday-ish on camera.

When I was a little girl - well, like, a teenager - I wanted to be Sam Jackson. I always wanted to be men.

I hate the things they preach. They found a gimmick that sells. The fact that they're making money off all these teenage kids who actually believe in their message is disgusting.

I mean, I sing. But I don't think I'm a good enough singer to do any kind of musical.

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause.

Every night I fell asleep to a different Beatles album. So I'm very familiar with the Beatles; Ringo was my favorite Beatle until I grew up and then changed. I made the switch over to George Harrison just in time to regain my cool.

My roommate and my boyfriend, they both know I am compulsive and controlling.

This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else.

I am a Christian. I haven't really talked about that before. It is something very private. But I do pray and my beliefs are very important to me.

As a teenager, my favourite rejection was, 'She looks too healthy,' which of course translates as, 'She needs to lose weight.'

I knew I would never be cast as the pretty girl.

I think that the best career that someone can have is one that's reflective of their personal tastes.

I just want to be married, or just engaged. Basically, I just want a ring. And the tax break.

When I'm acting in a film that I'm not producing, I stay to myself.

Well, I think I've had a fairly meandering career.

I think my anorexia was to do with being a teenager, not being in films.

People feel like they have to live up to being perfect or have a perfect life or be perfectly happy, and it just makes them more unhappy.

A director should cast a person who fits into their script.