Quotes from Melanie Scrofano

To be at the point in which I am playing characters that make such a difference to people and that really tell interesting and important stories, it took getting here to realize how important it is and how satisfying it is.

Trying to show people something they haven't really seen before can get a lot of push-back.

No such thing as food that's terrible for you, unless you binge on it.

I'm a big fan of honesty and being real, so to me, it seemed like Wynonna was a very human character in a very supernatural circumstance. I was like, 'I can do that!'

I love doing stuff in a harness. It's surprising what you can actually do. I'm reasonably coordinated, so I can do flips and the flipping kicks.

A lot of Wynonna is what I wish I could be. I don't like confrontation. I'm pretty polite. But I think she's the side of me that, if I could be free, that's who I'd be.

What's wrong with 'Mario Bros. 3?' Not a damn thing.

I knew from being pregnant that you can be very strong. You're still very capable. Especially if it was stuff you were able to do before.

You don't have to be in our industry to have a panic attack about your career when you're pregnant. Even if you're a lawyer, you can think, 'I'm scared to take time off because I don't want to get passed by.'

There are certain things that I might not watch, and, in fact, some things that I've done I don't watch because it's not my cup of tea, I guess.

Twitter is important, but it's not more important than protecting your soul.

I'm never funnier than when I'm heartbroken or terrified.

Heroes aren't perfect.

As an actor, there's nothing worse than having to hide anything, because you're just so aware of it.

As an actor, you tend to just look at the script till you get to your stuff.

I think it's refreshing when the people you're looking up to mess up just like you do, but somehow, things, in their own way, work out.

Rejection is never personal, so don't let it consume you.

The danger with genre is playing genre instead of playing the honesty of what's going on.

I really expected Twitter to be a scary place, for people to say horrible things, but I've had just the opposite experience.

I've worn my share of dresses and heels in my career. It's easy. It's not very challenging. It's not fulfilling.

I care about hurting other people because, well, I don't want to hurt people - well, I do sometimes, but I still don't.

People are so used to men playing these amazing roles that they sometimes can't even see that there is no reason it has to be a man other than it was written that way - this is true for diversity in general.

I think any story line that involves a relationship is going to be interesting.

I remember being in high school and this guy saying to me, 'You'd actually be good-looking if you didn't joke around so much.' That affected me, and so I stopped joking around, and I stopped being a goof because I thought people would like me better.