Quotes from Louise Linton

As a result of my husband's position, there is newfound media attention to my every move. I did not imagine this level of scrutiny, but I understand it is now part of my life.

Whether I'm in a ball gown or a pair of jeans, it's not about me or what I'm wearing; it's about what I can be doing to support and empower others going forward.

I'm not much of a party girl.

I love how easy pearls are to wear with anything and everything.

I am a natural blonde, but not this blonde.

It sucks, being perceived as a person that you're not; it sucks being hated.

I'm a person who tries to be compassionate, caring, and warm to every single person I meet.

I'd love to work with Gerry Butler, Alan Cummings, and Ewan McGregor. It'd be amazing if we could do a Scottish Hollywood movie.

You should measure me by my actions, the friends I keep, and the charities I support, not by the politics of my husband.

When I went to D.C., I thought I would have an incredible platform to help animals. But I realized very quickly that there were huge limits to what I could do.

I have the high honor of being the only person who has been compared to Marie Antoinette, Darth Vader, and Cruella de Vil at once.

I look at amazing fashion icons like Jackie O, and I'm like, Why can't I wear gloves?

I love the emotional symbolism of the eternity band as a wedding band. It's like wearing the infinity sign on your finger and represents the cyclical and enduring aspect of love.

I'm a filmmaker. I'm not a politician.

Don't think that you can go to Washington and dress as an individual. If you want to avoid criticism, you need to be a twin-set-sweater-and-pearls type of girl.

I befriended a homeless man five years ago, bought him a new set of teeth, helped him get his life on track. A writer for 'Elle' spent two hours talking to this guy and discarded almost everything he said. When the story came out, we both were weeping while reading it on the street!

You never really own a diamond. You just get to keep it for a while before it begins a new journey with someone else.

I like the brand Fage, and usually go for the two percent because it tastes so good!

My husband is very fortunate to be part of the government. It is a great honor and privilege, and in no way is his work, or my part in this, any kind of sacrifice.

L.A. is uninhibited: You're encouraged to express yourself, wear what you want, do what you want, and to speak from a very emotionally honest place. D.C. is different. In Washington, you have to be much more careful about what you say and do. Especially about what you wear!

I played Simone, the French tutor for the daughter of a rich Manhattan couple, who goes to a costume ball as Marie Antoinette. While everyone else in 'CSI' races around in police gear, I had to wear a ballgown and bustle and two wigs. It was very heavy on the make-up side.

You can seek out a lot of publicity if you want, depending on your choices. A lot of major celebrities don't have paparazzi following them.

What is frustrating is to have others question my motivation, my ethics, and my history.

Mistakes happen, and we must choose what to do with them. We can ignore them, or we can learn and evolve into someone better and wiser.