Quotes from Famke Janssen

I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.

I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should, but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.

I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.

Robert De Niro... It seemed like a pretty cool thing to do to put his name on my resume next.

Everybody gets typecast in movies, but you have to make wise choices. I'd say around 90 percent of movie casting is about the way you look, so you have to fight that. If producers had their way, I'd only be in action films, but I'm interested in a more varied career than that.

I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'm doing.

We've always been ready for female superheroes. Because women want to be them and men want to do them.

I love stories about two people who are doing illegal things, who we really enjoy watching despite the fact that we know they are doomed in some way.

I'm intrigued by the dark. Out of darkness comes creation.

Just because you're of the same sex, what difference does it make? Get married to whomever you want.

I want to work with great directors. I want to work on good material with good actors. I've probably done 20 movies at this point and a lot of independents. It's been an incredible ride and I love it and I'm just going to keep going and doing what I'm doing.

Triple tonguing? It was sort of invented. It wasn't in the script. It was something that I came up with.

I live in New York. I don't really particularly want to move to LA.

I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have.

I started as a model in Holland and Chanel took me to New York when I was 19, after which I decided to stay.

I look a certain way. I have a very specific kind of look.

Disneyland is supposed to be the happiest place on Earth and I have to say when I'm riding around in that crazy Space Mountain ride I'm happy.

There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.

I love the first two X-Men movies because I thought that Bryan Singer did such a great job. He elevated that whole genre. He's a very talented director.

Netflix is something I watch.

I try not to have high expectations of people because it just sets you up for disappointment, but it's great to work with actors who are that talented and accomplished.

I don't know how to cook and there's so much work involved you have to buy the groceries and prepare them. I like it when people cook for me, or I'll just order some take-out.

I don't think about better. You just want it to work. You want it to work and you have your guide with the script. You want it to exist and complete.