Quotes from Emmanuelle Chriqui

I look at my father. He is one of my heroes. He is such an incredible, classy man. He was such a great father and such a great husband in so many ways, and we lived through some pretty tough times losing my mom. When I see all that he did, I think, 'Wow, that's a really wonderful man.'

My elbows are double-jointed, so I can flip them inside out.

I generally circuit train and do Pilates.

I love doing voice-over. It's so fun.

I'm this little Canadian Jewish girl, and I'm living my dream.

I tell the most horrible jokes.

I had to deal with death at a really young age.

I can celebrate food anytime. I love cheese. When I crave a certain food, I just eat it.

I love European films in general. If I were to go to the movie store or something, that's what I like to see.

Most actors want to sink their teeth into amazing material.

I love what I do, but I never want to OD on celebrity.

Acting is not glamorous. It's not. Anybody who wants to get into acting for the glamour is in for a hard time.

My mom was an aesthetician and she went to beauty school back in the '60s. I just remember watching her do her makeup all the time. She always had her nails done, makeup on - her face was ready to go when she went out. I loved it.

The girl next door isn't necessarily blonde and blue-eyed anymore. So I don't feel like I need to morph into that all-American thing.

We have this idea of perfection that is so unrealistic. We are our own worst enemy. No one is noticing that little scar.

My career has been successful, but it's been a grind of hard work.

I feel like I want to be known first and foremost for my work.

I always describe my career as something where nothing ever popped overnight.

I'm a very cerebral person and I like to do my homework and break it down. I like to feel like I did my due diligence. It's a confidence factor for me, as an actor.

When you have confidence, that's what becomes attractive to other people and makes them want to work with you and spend time with you.

I appreciate humor so much, but I'm actually not a funny girl.

It's funny because the voice-over world is definitely another career. It's another outlet to be creative. But, I'm just not invested, in the way that I am with film and television.