Quotes from Stana Katic

I speak three other languages - Serbian, French, and Italian - but typically read in English.

There's no one type of film that I like watching. I loved 'Tropic Thunder' and the first 'Austin Powers,' and then 'The Godfather Parts I' and 'II,' 'There Will Be Blood,' Wes Anderson films.

I carry Marc Jacobs Magic Marc'er eyeliner and Christian Dior red lipstick to amp up my look in a flash.

I love Cillian Murphy's character in 'Peaky Blinders' and Tom Hardy's in 'Taboo' - theses are characters that, as audience members, we follow along with and root for. But our own morality is tested throughout that journey, because these characters ride a thin line between morality and amorality.

Don't wait until it's too late to say I love you.

As an actor, of course it's exciting to go and explore characters. It's exciting to explore human psychology and relationships, and that's really the drive, at the end of the day, for me.

I really love doing period pieces. I don't feel I've gotten a chance yet in my career to explore it as much as I'd like to. So I'll constantly look for opportunities to play in those worlds and hopefully be able to express those characters as well someday.

In my line of work, someone may say, 'Guess what? You've got to be on a plane in two hours.' So I keep a toothbrush and toothpaste on me.

Maybe I'm naively romantic, but I do believe that spice and excitement doesn't stop once a couple gets together.

People in life take on certain stories and say, 'I'm going to be defined by this story and I'm going to live up to every inch of this story.' Sometimes you realize the story isn't fulfilling you and in fact you're not living the life that you're given.

I was trained on piano - that was part of grade school and high school.

Maybe I'm naively romantic, but I do believe that spice and excitement doesn't stop once a couple gets together.

I just enjoy working with really wonderful actors and amazing creative people and I hope to keep doing that, no matter where.

I think 'Game of Thrones' was extraordinary. I want to do some period pieces. It would be lovely to tell great stories, that is my main ambition. And to be working with amazing creators.

I got introduced to yoga in drama school. It's now a mainstay in my life, ever since I got instructor certification at a teacher-training intensive. I even occasionally guide an intimate class of friends and family, but mostly the training was to serve and deepen my own practice.

Every time I go to a new place, more likely than not, I end up seeing an opera there. It's ended up being a part of travel.

I'm always the person that is DJing spaces and moments. I'm crazy about music.

Um, I think every role, whether in TV or film, has a part in building a career and relationships.

I like anything by 50 Cent and Snoop Dog. I love the way they mouth their way around words.

I don't believe in weak women, I believe women in general are pretty powerful beings. I don't know anything else.

Men should never marry their muse. It ruins the illusion.

I try to get away. It's very unusual for me to be in one spot for so many months, which is one of the things I've had to get used to for a television show. I enjoy going on adventures and seeing the planet.

I think you pay people based on their work and not based on gender. It's that simple.

I really want to learn how to rap. I know it sounds utterly ridiculous!