Quotes from Kylie Bunbury

I get very agitated if I don't get something right away.

I think any player, as a rookie coming into any sport, has to prove themselves.

I sing. I used to think singing is going to be the route, and I still sing to this day. I still try to write lyrics.

I really feel like the proper representation of women, in TV and film, is really important and vital.

I've always wanted to know what it's like to be the first to do something.

I knew my focus was going to be somewhere in the arts. I've always painted. I've always sung. I didn't know when or how it was going to happen - or what it was going to be.

When it comes to sports, it requires a lot mentally and physically.

I think pressure is good. Just watching my brother and my dad be professional athletes, I think pressure has driven them and has caused them to excel more.

As time goes on, we suppress our dreams, which really makes me sad.

If I can learn how to pitch in two months, and I'm doing OK, how can we not assume that a woman who's been working on it for her entire life won't be playing in the MLB? It's ridiculous.

I want to be a good actress, I want to be a good person, and I want to play baseball.

It's incredibly important to my spirits and mental health that I come back to Minnesota and not be surrounded constantly with Hollywood life. Spending time in the backyard, helping out in the garden, going out to the lakes, reminds me of what's important and allows me to realign myself.

For me, I've always wanted to portray roles that are empowering. Also, being empowering doesn't necessarily mean being strong all the time.

I'm a woman of color, but I have so many different cultures inside of me.

I think the biggest thing that I learned, and why I've fallen in love with baseball, is how mental of a game it is. It's such a mental sport, and it's beautiful. I think definitely the mental aspect, the stats, and the mathematics, that, to me, really blew me away.

When all you've done is work toward being a professional athlete, and then you injure yourself, and you know that you're going to be out for a while, it's gut-wrenching. It almost feels like your life is over because that's all you've ever worked for.

I think it's really important that we see women represented properly in TV, and that's a multi-dimensional person: a real human being who's flawed, who's weird, who's awesome.

I firmly believe everyone needs to have balance in their life.

I did this film called 'Prom.' It was a Disney movie. And at that point, I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I had no idea how to act. It was purely instinctual. I just remember the first scene I did and the first take, it feeling so right.

I grew up watching the Williams sisters. I did a lot of research on Serena and kind of stole some things from her.

I think that TV and film are very important mediums to show what people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations can do, and I think that, as women, we are still in the process of proving what we can do, what we can accomplish, and who we are.

I know I'm known for dramas, but around my family and friends, I'm really goofy! Not saying I'm necessarily funny, but I'm very goofy.

All you need is heart, work ethic, and to dream big.

I'm black, so I should be able to play a 'thug?' No. Hello. Open your mind. I'm a person that believes in breaking barriers.