Quotes from Marisol Nichols

Nothing really prepared me for the amount of work, or the amount of rewards, that came with being a new mom.

I have two paintings that used to belong to my grandmother, who lived in Chicago. When I was young, I used to sleep over at her house. They came to me when she passed away. I remember looking at them when I was a girl, and now, every time I see them, I feel good.

Every year, my family and I would go visit my mom's family in Texas. We would drive from Chicago to Texas, and once we started to get towards San Antonio, everyone looked like me! It was such a great feeling. Everyone had the same brown skin that I did.

I can't wait to use a BabyBjoern. I'm in love with the Orbit Baby stroller, and I also really like the Bugaboo.

When I first moved from Chicago to L.A., I starred in the 'Vacation' movies as Audrey Griswald, and that was like the starring role in a Warner Brothers movie. I thought everything was made, and then six months later, I'm back auditioning.

If you were to ask me to speak Swedish or Dutch or German, I have no idea if I could pull that off!

I'm pretty good with languages.

As soon as I became a mom, my birthday stopped having any meaning whatsoever.

If it's an international flight, I always like to wear a sheet mask.

Growing up, I just wanted to be like everyone else. I didn't value or understand the beauty in being different at the time in my life.

I can bring Rain with me everywhere I go, but when she's in school, I don't know what I'll do. The longest I've been away from her is three days, and I cried my eyes out. The first day of school will be so hard.

Yes, I have used my success to bring goodness to the world. Because I'm an actress, and I'm on someone's favorite show or whatever, I think maybe they will listen to me. I feel there's a responsibility to use that platform wisely.

I really want to work with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp.

Being in a new city with a toddler can be a bit of a challenge.

We moved around a ton when I was a kid. I think we lived in 9 different houses before I was 15 - we moved from the city back to the suburbs; different suburbs, different houses, all over the place.

I am not really ever accused of being shy or meek.

I had a pretty rough childhood. I was raised for a few years by my single mom, until she married my stepdad a little later.

I got kicked out of high school, went to 3 different high schools and summer school and extra night school just so I could maybe graduate and try to make it up, because I flunked pretty much my entire freshman year, mainly because I just never showed up.

If you want a favorite book, Orson Scott Card's 'Ender's Game'. You'll be hooked. I think he's written like twelve or thirteen.

I have never really ever gotten to play the girl next door.

I had a job since I was 12 years old. I did everything under the sun. I pumped gas. I worked at gas stations, car washes, dry cleaners, anything and everything that I had to do to pay the bills. So for me, I know what it's like to hustle.

The second I got on stage, it was like, 'Oh my God! I love this! I love this!'

Use spices for flavor in food rather than adding a bunch of oils, fats, or sauces.

I love Vancouver.