Quotes from Robin Wright

With 'House of Cards,' you really get the heart and the meat of drama - and it's a thriller!

I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.

I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society. If you have celebrity parents, it's not a good recipe for the kids, or anyone at any age.

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.

It's just never been in my nature to go out there and go on a red carpet to say, 'Oh, publicize me!'

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day.

I always wanted to get out of L.A., but time passes, and you find excuses to stay.

I am not successful, in terms of Hollywood.

I'm the homemaker, and that's fine with me because I really like that.

I honestly don't want to act anymore.

The best part of shooting 'House of Cards' in Baltimore is eating lots of soft-shell crab.

My mother liked to buy houses, fix them up, and turn them over. We'd live somewhere for a few months and then move to another house, sometimes just two blocks away.

I'm tired of biting my tongue.

I don't want to always be the tortured, soulful wife.

I just love getting dirty.

I'm not a practice religion freak. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I have a faith.

I can't imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did.

I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.

That character called 'Robin Wright' in the movie called 'The Congress' has nothing to do with me... I've never felt that way about life choices, career, etc.

I'm worried that the audience is being conditioned. That's my real fear. Because if they don't want to see wrinkles on the screen, if they actually fear looking at them, then it's only going to get worse. Those of us who don't want to shoot up and cut and sew, we're just not going be cast.

Unless you're a star in this town, you're really nothing.

You're never going to be able to delve into the character traits of a Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton.

I met an agent through my modeling agency who encouraged me to go out and audition for sitcoms, and I was absolutely petrified because I had no desire to do it.

Hollywood is difficult to navigate if you have integrity, so I opted not to work if there wasn't enough to do in a role, which doesn't have to do with the role's size.