Quotes from Hilary Swank

The truth is, after Boys Don't Cry, I realized how few and far between the great roles are. I am beyond thankful for finding Million Dollar Baby.

I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film.

I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all of this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream.

I like to play women who blaze trails.

I cut coupons, love specials and believe in buying toilet paper and toothpaste in bulk. It's just who I am.

You have to be precisely in the moment in order to box. And I just love that. I just love the idea of right now we're here, be here.

What I love about making movies is that it's a collaboration. It's one of the most rewarding things, to create something and have someone show you something that you didn't see, and vice versa.

I love to travel. I'm a curious person.

I can remember crying on the set of Beverly Hills 90210 after being released from the show a few years ago.

You can change your fate. You can sit back, or you can go after your life and all that you want it to be.

I think we have a choice every single day in how we want to live our life. You wake up and you make your choice of what you want to do with your day that's going to help you achieve your dream.

I'm a risk-taker. It's where my passion lies, so I don't want to play it safe. That means I'm going to fail sometimes.

I haven't tucked a sock in my pants for three years.

You're always going to make mistakes. That's life. You just want to grow from them and try to make as few as possible. That's why you do reach out and ask people for help, where needed.

The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.

As a producer, you really have - you're able to hand-pick all the talent that you want to be surrounded with.

I believe that the definition of luck is when preparation meets with opportunity.

I think about how I'm spending my money, and I like to spend on my family.

To me, working out is literally like eating a meal or drinking water or breathing.

I look at some of my work and say, "Oh, that's where I can be better." I want to continue to grow and do things that do scare me. I want to work with filmmakers who will help me go deeper in my work.

It's how you look at beauty. Is it only an outward appearance with hair and makeup and a hot body, or is it something deeper than that?

I took 'P.S. I Love You' thinking it was going to be a little funny, and I ended up crying every day on that film.

It's how you look at beauty. Is it only an outward appearance with hair and makeup and a hot body, or is it something deeper than that?

The truth is, after Boys Don't Cry, I realized how few and far between the great roles are. I am beyond thankful for finding Million Dollar Baby.