- I would love to do anything from a really gritty, interesting, indie type film, to that commercial, bigger stuff.
- I'm a California girl, right? I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation.
- Catty is not cool. I can't think of anything less becoming than a man who talks about people behind their backs.
- For work I get so dolled up that it's nice to wear boyfriend jeans and a sweater.
- I always want off-the-beaten-path, Anthony Bourdain-inspired travel.
- My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.
- I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.
- I went to an all-girls' Catholic school for, like, six years during the time when kids actually had handwriting class. I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well.
- I'm from L.A., so I'm used to seeing people in sunglasses and flip-flops. There's something so romantic about a man in a scarf and a knitted hat.
- I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliché - a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress. I wanted more than that, and I had always loved politics, so I ended up changing my major completely, and double-majoring in theater and international relations.
- I think so much of what we learn when we get older is being comfortable in our own skin and learning what looks good, and not being so trend-centric.
- Definitely working on Deal or No Deal (2005) was a learning experience, and it helped me to understand what I would rather be doing.
- Barcelona is one of the best cities in the world. I love it there. I love Big Sur. It's stunning and you get a therapeutic experience there. The drive up the coast is one of the most beautiful I've ever done. Also, Hong Kong. I could easily live there!
- At the end of the day, if the guy is going to write the girl a letter, whether it's chicken scratch or scribble or looks like a doctor's note, if he takes the time to put pen to paper and not type something, there's something so incredibly romantic and beautiful about that.
- Food makes travel so exceptional, because you get to taste what it's actually supposed to taste like. To eat the real Pad Thai or finally have a proper curry is something pretty amazing.
- When I get ready to go out, it's half hour and we're out of the door. I don't want to waste time getting ready: I want to go and have fun.
- I grew up with that farm-to-table dining before it was sweeping the nation. I do think there's some value to really throwing yourself into food and embracing where it comes from.
- I am a California girl, born and raised, so flip-flops and cutoff shorts are my go-to look. An easy Angeleno uniform, so to speak. But for my role on Suits (2011), I'm dressed in Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, and Prada almost every day. And therein lies the difference. For work, I wear art; in real life, I wear clothes.
- Every day after school for 10 years, I was on the set of Married... with Children (1987), which is a really funny and perverse place for a little girl in a Catholic school uniform to grow up.
- My very first audition was for 'Hot Girl #1' in some movie.
- I had always been the theater nerd at Northwestern University. I knew I wanted to do acting, but I hated the idea of being this cliché - a girl from L.A. who decides to be an actress.
- I've always had a propensity for getting the cursive down pretty well. What it evolved into was my pseudo-waitressing job when I was auditioning. I didn't wait tables. I did calligraphy for the invitations for, like, Robin Thicke and Paula Patton's wedding.
- My God, I think about way back in the day when we were running around in Mary Janes and Doc Martens, that whole 90210-inspired look. I'm glad that's long gone.
- Traveling gives you some perspective of what the rest of the world is like. I think that having the courage to step out of the norm is the most important thing.
- What's funny is I probably still have some calligraphy business cards floating out in the world, and I can't wait for someone to call me in a month or something, and say, 'Can you do these for my son's Bar Mitzvah?'
- I don't read any press. The people who are close to me anchor me in knowing who I am. The rest is noise.
- [on her relationship with Prince Harry] I'm still the same person that I am, and I've never defined myself by my relationship.
- [on her relationship with Prince Harry] We were very quietly dating for about six months before it became news, and I was working during that whole time. And the only thing that changed was people's perception. Nothing about me changed.
- [on her relationship with Prince Harry] We're in love. I'm sure there will be a time when we will have to come forward and present ourselves and have stories to tell, but I hope what people will understand is that this is our time.
- [on her relationship with Prince Harry] This is for us. It's part of what makes it so special, that it's just ours. But we're happy. Personally, I love a great love story.
- Women don't need to find a voice. They have a voice. They need to feel empowered to use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen.
- [on being a bi-racial actress] I wasn't black enough for the black roles and I wasn't white enough for the white ones, leaving me somewhere in the middle as the ethnic chameleon.
- [For the New York Magazine's The Cut, stating what aS outh African cast member of Disney’s live-action version of “The Lion King” told her at the 2019 premiere, regarding her wedding to Harry] He said, ¨I just need you to know: When you married into this family, we rejoiced in the streets the same we did when Mandela was freed from prison."
- [on how meaningful the TV show Jeopardy and its host were as a daily part of her life] You guys, when Alex Trebek passed away, I started to receive texts of condolence.
- 'Women don't need to find a voice, they have a voice, and they need to feel empowered to use it, and people need to be encouraged to listen."
- [when being asked if she looks at social media] My personal decision is to not to feed into negativity and be more cause-driven, action-based. For me it's a tricky one, because I'm not part of any of that. I don't look at it. Sorry, no.
- It is really interesting as I can reflect on it, I keep my distance from it right now for my own wellbeing, but the bulk of the bullying and abuse that I was experiencing on social media and online was when I was pregnant with Archie and with Lili.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content