Kristin Kreuk quotes:

When I was in elementary school, I used to write letters to myself. I'd write letters and go 'Dear Kristen-at-16-years-old, happy birthday. I hope you're doing something.'

Your worth is not determined by your appearance, and your worth is not determined by what others think of you. I know those are easy words to say, and hard to feel. I am still working on this myself. But I am here working on it alongside you.

I love having messy hair. I put in a lot of effort to have it look as messy as possible.

There isn't a specific person in my mind that I'd want to play. Yet.

I didn't play video games because my parents didn't allow it. That was banned from my childhood experience.

Just because I don't do bad things doesn't mean I don't have bad thoughts.

I was one of those kids who wanted to do everything, I wanted to be a marine biologist, an actress, a writer, an environmentalist, an activist.

I have had a very charmed life. I look at what's happened in my life, and I feel so lucky. I don't know how it occurred. I didn't plan it, but I got to be with my family when I needed to be with my family. I got to go and travel the world, doing these amazing projects, and I feel like I'm so privileged and grateful.

I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music.

I did gymnastics when I was growing up and to this day I can still do the splits.

I just want to portray a very honest character that displays traits that people can truly relate to and can help them - the audience and myself because I learn from the characters as well - help them see themselves in a perspective that is outside of what they know already, and grow from that experience.

It's not that easy to find someone I can relate too. I'm tough to crack because I'm shy.

I wasn't raised with a specific religion. I wasn't raised to judge people in any way.

I love physical movement. Dance was my favorite thing, and I was a gymnast. I find that expression through movement is easier, in some ways, than expression through words.

I'd rather walk than drive a car. In Vancouver, where I am from, you can get to just about anywhere you need to go on foot. Even if it's raining I'll go out for a stroll. I just love that.

Since I was a kid, I've been telling everyone about the rain forest and how it's being destroyed.

I can travel anywhere in the world and I can pretty much fit in.

I took piano for many years. I kicked and screamed through all of my lessons, but my mom really insisted.

Life is about change, sometimes it's painful, sometimes it's beautiful, but most of the time it's both.

How we become moral and understand good and bad, and how we overcome our impulse towards violence, is all really important to me, as a person.

I never dreamed of being an actor, but I'm beginning to love it more and more because I like challenging myself. When I feel like I'm not learning or having fun anymore, then I'll stop.

I quit karate originally because it wasn't something that I was initially passionate about.

I really don't use that much make up - I'm pretty natural. I wear even less of it in the summer.

I spill water on myself all the time at nice restaurants. I've run into poles and knocked myself out.

I started doing martial arts when I was a kid. I don't often get that kind of role, although I get to do it periodically, which is a lot of fun for me.

I think the education I've had as an actor I would never have had at university.

I'd fly. I sit and watch the birds go by and say, I wish I could do that.

If I like it, I'll buy it; pure impulse shopping.

In high school, I was the biggest procrastinator in the world.

Sometimes I love [acting] but then sometimes I think it's too much for me and I don't know if it is something that I could do for the rest of my life.

When you have worked this hard to get this far, don't let up because you finally got here. Finish with your heart and fulfill this moment the way you have dreamt of it for so long.

Basically I listen to just about everything except heavy metal.

I don't walk into a room with an authoritative stance. I tend to be a little more submissive, even though I think I have a certain amount of strength. So, it's tough for me to play authority without feeling uncomfortable.