Quotes from Katie Holmes

I work very hard, but I also really enjoy time with my family as well. So I take everything as it comes, but I really am very selfish about my family time.

We have our little restaurants, and there's a beautiful beach that we go to in the summer and fall. We tend to have a lot of get-togethers, and if it's at my house, we order pizza because I can't cook.

When I was a little girl - if I could have - I would have gone a year without washing my hair. I hated it, to the point where my sisters had to pay me to wash my hair. I think, after experiencing that, I like to wash it every day.

My schedule is pretty busy, so I've learned to do my makeup quickly because I prefer to sleep.

I'm so spoiled - I must have a Starbucks vanilla latte every day. Otherwise, it's going to be a bad day. I also love Jelly Bellies. But that's bad. Don't tell my mom.

Becoming a mother has been the most amazing experience - in an instant you become strong. You have to be a little bit wiser; it's the most important job in the world.

I'm free of an abusive cult, based on money and power that worships a fictional deity and safely back with the Catholic Church.

I'm really into my running workout. Running really helps me clear my head and makes me feel good, especially when I'm stressed.

I like being part of good movies and telling stories that mean something to me. I also like playing characters that I look up to.

I don't always take off my make-up before bed, and I like pizza at two in the morning.

I do like to buy my own clothes because I like to support designers. I know the work that goes into it.

I never really look back. I just approach life (taking) it one day at a time. I'm just really grateful.

When 'Top Gun' came out, my sisters were like, 'Oh, my God, 'Top Gun!' Tom Cruise!' And I very confidently said, 'I'm going to marry him one day.' It wasn't like, 'How do I get to Tom Cruise?' It was just, 'I think I'm going to marry him. Why not? He'll like me. I'm fun.'

I wasn't very funny or flashy, I was kind of boring.

We had such a wonderful set of circumstances in Wilmington. Yes, the four of us became famous literally overnight, but we were in a small town and we always knew when people were coming down. We always knew when to behave.

I think I want to pursue a movie career and maybe even pursue some theatre.

I did Phone Booth, and that was shot very, very quickly, but that was Joel Schumacher, who's shot so many movies that, if anybody can figure out how to do it in a couple of days, it's him.

With age, I've gained confidence.

I went with a pixie cut when my daughter was really young. It was easy - I mean, it was really easy. But I missed my long hair. Especially after a long winter, all I want is sexy summer hair.

Any time I break up with Dawson or question him, viewers turn against me.

I have a tightly edited closet. I like what I like. And I repeat a lot. But I'm always comfortable in jeans - I feel like I can really do anything when I'm in them.

We didn't have the time to watch playback all the time so I depended on my team [All We Had].

Tom and I will always be in our honeymoon phase.

Chris and I care about each other and we're still friends. Tom is the most incredible man in the world.