Quotes from Sarah Michelle Gellar

Buffy's very similar to me to me when I was growing up. A child in an adult world, sort of trapped between the two. Does Buffy go to the prom or does she save the world from demons?

I was young. I was newly married. And I had worked like a dog. I just wanted to live and travel.

If you love someone and you choose to spend the rest of your life with that person, that's your partner in every way.

Some people feel like you have to cement your love.

There's a lot more to being with someone than just love.

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

Ringer is the perfect balance of what audiences want ot see me do. It's Cruel Intentions meets Buffy.

I'm from New York, I make kind of somewhat maybe lewd, at times - maybe some would say dirty - jokes. But in jest.

I got to see the first step, hear the first word. Most people - and certainly working moms - are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments.

Ultimately you want to do something in life that people will remember. And with Buffy, I did that. I don't feel like I need to achieve something. I just do it because it's fun. And that takes the pressure off.

Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father.

The thing about Buffy and Spike is they understand each other on a level that nobody else understands her.

I've always been fascinated by Asian culture, and I love that women can play the lead in a horror film.

A lot of times [in the movie industry], women are relegated to playing the wife or girlfriend or daughter.

When I got off the soap I got offered all these, you know, 'women in jeopardy' -- I call them 'disease of the week' movies.

Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films. That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop he just replaces them. I don't know if that's true but after having worked in Japan I believe it might be true.

I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going.

How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.

Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work

I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you.

I wouldn't change Buffy for anything and I wouldn't change the course in which she has evolved but it is nice to be able to do something that is a little different.