Quotes from Morena Baccarin

My dad was a news editor for a Brazilian news station, and they had offices in New York and London.

I can't complain. I'm making a living out of what I do, which is really rare for a lot of actors. The hard part is staying confident and staying with it.

The quality and sparkle of Hearts On Fire diamonds is truly unmatched, and I am really excited to represent the brand.

Women work as much as men now, if not more. There's a resurgence of dads in the home and moms working.

I got a little bit used to people stopping me in the street with 'V,' at least in America. Not that I think you ever really get used to it. It will always be a shock to be recognised for anything.

I have this internal cultural struggle where there's a side of me that is very Brazilian that misses the food and culture, and a side of me that's very American that really loves the structure and predictability here.

It's incredibly fun as an actor to get to play different styles and different genres for completely different audiences.

There's really no way to plan how to play an alien.

It's rare that this woman gets to be in a superhero movie and not be the victim.

I've had some strange fan encounters, that's for sure.

I grew up in the West Village and went to the New York City Lab School for junior high.

The lamest excuse that I get incessantly is, 'Oh, we're not going ethnic with that role,' so I can't go in for it, or I can't get the part, which is really stupid, because, in today's world, people look different.

I had a very liberal family.