Quotes from Krysten Ritter

The more messy women that we put on screen, that we put in books, the more women can feel represented and seen, then they can access their own stuff, feel it's okay, and then have the strength to speak out about things like we're talking about. About rising up.

I live in Los Angeles, mostly, and have a lot of girlfriends and a full life out here.

I understand the feelings of being the outcast and the loner.

I was always an outcast, even in my family.

I feel really fortunate that I've been given a lot of roles that were very different from each other. For me, variety is the key. I don't want to play the same thing over and over again.

I started studying acting, got commercials, and here we are 100 years later. I'm acting and writing and I have a pool and a dog.

I like to be stylish and edgy, but also low maintenance.

When I moved back to New York, I saw a lot of girls knitting on the subway, and it had a bit of a comeback.

I have a new little stray dog that I've had for about a month now. His name is Mikey Mohawk - he's this little terrier with a natural Mohawk. My friend found him hit by a car on Pico Boulevard.

'Bonfire' was kicking around for a very long time. It was an idea I wanted to explore for a television show. Then I was given this weird gift of time when 'Jessica Jones' finished season one. I got really organized and just kind of banged it out, but it took a long time. It took two years to even have a first draft.

I'm currently single, so I want to have fun! As for what guys need to do to date out of their league, it's all about the swagger. If you have confidence, you can get pretty much any girl.

I believe in women having a voice, being empowered, speaking up, and having ideas.

I'm not a wallflower, and I encourage girls to live that way.

I'm not always the first person to run out and see something I'm in. I don't know; for me, that's not why I did it. I did it because I wanted to act. I don't really think about the end result. I don't feel like I have to see it - for me, it already happened.

I encourage girls to lean in, use your brain, get in there, get in the conversation.

If I'm not working, I don't even put makeup on.

I'm very into dresses, shoes, and makeup.

I was always loud and obnoxious and giggly and funny.