Cobie Smulders quotes:

I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. And even now, I'm still like, 'Maybe I'll just quit the biz and go to Santa Cruz and study marine biology and have my own research center in the Bahamas.' Yeah, I'm sure it would be just that smooth.

One of the great things about turning 30 is figuring out how to dress comfortably and still look good.

I love macaroni and cheese. I could eat it every meal of the day. It used to be sushi, but these days I cannot stop eating mac and cheese. I haven't had it from a box in a long time, but I'll make it homemade style with four types of cheeses, lots of milk, maybe a little ketchup. I don't know, I'm crazy like that.

In my early twenties, I had no idea who I was. And I think that's one reason you should try different relationships. I've had good and bad ones, but I took away things from them that helped me become who I am.

I'm a big fan of a lot of graphic novels - 'Fables,' 'Y: The Last Man' and 'The Walking Dead,' which I like a lot more.

Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit - people are getting more self-involved.

I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school.

I do Pilates because it's important for me to have a healthy back when I'm 70 so I'm not hunched over and in pain. That's more important to me than being thin.

I've worn stilettos since I was 12, so I have abused my feet to the point of no return.

Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, I've always wanted to be a rock star.

When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth.

I would really love to sit with Kathryn Hepburn because I find her so interesting.

I love macaroni and cheese. I could eat it every meal of the day.

What's more awkward than doing a shower scene? Rehearsing a shower scene.

Staying at home with your kids is probably one of the hardest jobs, emotionally, physically and mentally.

I never want to lose my Canadian-ness...and when I say Canadian-ness, I mean down-to-earth. I like being able to not take myself seriously and to not feel entitled.

Models need to be unionized.

Whats more awkward than doing a shower scene? Rehearsing a shower scene.

Before I did 'How I Met Your Mother,' I was not considered a comedic actress.

There's something cool about traveling when you're young. There's a sense of camaraderie. You learn more about yourself.

Luckily I had just finished a Marvel film so I was already in a training mentality and then this movie happened and I was really just trying to focus on like as much cardio as possible because in this film I do a lot of running and a lot of running in 100 degree heat in Austinit was like a sprintit was very much like all one shot running around, sprinting. So I had to build up my cardio to be able to get to that place and also not to like, die.

Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good.

There's something that feels more organic about watching a stunt that's done by you. There's also a feeling of accomplishment doing it yourself.

You become responsible for a human being, and a lot of people talk about how they've never felt love like this before. You hear all these things before you have a child, and they're all kind of true. It's just dealing with the overwhelming responsibility of like I'm the protector of this child that affected me the most.

I think that being a mom has made me a better person. I'm much more patient and much more chill than I was before.

I feel very jealous towards women who can say, "I'm going to stay home and be a mom." I wish that's what fulfilled me but I like to work and I have to have something for myself.

I have so many single girlfriends who fit themselves into the mold of what they think a guy's looking for. But being comfortable around men is about being comfortable with yourself. They gravitate toward confidence. Really, that is what they want to be around.

People always feel like there's a big split between TV and films: I'm a television actress, I'm a film actress. Maybe that's how it was but I feel like there's not that separation anymore. And actors are able to kind of flow between both worlds - and connect to both audiences.