Quotes from Carla Gugino

I've joked that I would have either become schizophrenic or an actress, but as an actress you can do both.

Sexuality is one of the biggest parts of who we are.

My father and my mother separated when I was two.

'Sucker Punch' is a big girl power movie.

I guess I've always been really attracted to period pieces and always felt visually I was probably more made for the '50s or the early '60s than I am for a modern day.

What I've realized is that we're our own harshest critics. We give ourselves limitations. But I want to push through that wall, on a creative and personal level.

It is odd there are many movies with many men. But generally movies have one woman, or maybe the older woman and the younger girl.

I played the mom in Spy Kids when I was, like, 27. So it was ridiculous. But [Robert Rodriguez] was like, "You know what? If we do our job right, no one will question it." And nobody did.

I'm much more of a kid now than I was when I was a kid. I was the kind of kid who was valedictorian, a straight-A student. My mom used to say, "Please stop studying and get outside."

You can't not be happy around penguins. You're unfortunately happy and cold but the happiness makes up for the coldness.

My favorite thing is to have a big dinner with friends and talk about life.

I like being the lead but I like being in an ensemble. There are different challenges and dilemmas with both. If you're carrying a film, there's a certain weight, but there are a lot of scenes to explore the character. When you're in an ensemble, you have to convey the entire character in a limited number of scenes.

I'm a sensualist. My two main indulgences are dark chocolate and massages.

I'm fiercely protective of my privacy.

For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.

My tendency as an actor is, when there's a certain energy, I feel a challenge to match it, to come up to that plate and play on the same level.

We are all multidimensional and kind of have dual personalities. Everyone puts on different roles depending on what circumstances they're in without even noticing that they do that.

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.

One of the most important things for an actor is to observe humanity.

I was the person who did academics until the middle of the day, then went on auditions. I think there was a moment later in my life where I was like, "What am I doing? Why am I so serious?" .

I think when I first started acting there were different people who I thought, 'I want that person's career or that person's career.' And as time has gone on, it's become really clear to me what is important to me; getting the best roles, the roles that I feel are challenging and scary and that I haven't done yet.

I find often in Hollywood there are many people who play themselves really beautifully. And certain parts are not that dissimilar from who you are as a person.

I feel like I'm the only person - or woman, at least - who hasn't read 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'

When my friends have a health concern, they call me. I've always been a vitamin taker. I also take digestive enzymes and antioxidants, and supplements that help with the thyroid and adrenals for my time-zone changes.