Missy Peregrym Professions : Film actress Born : June 16, 1982 Browse All Authors Top 27 quotes by Missy Peregrym I wanted to go on the red carpet with a baseball cap, t-shirt, and jeans. And I still do. Because that's really who I am. Missy Peregrym jeans who-i-am baseball I don't think anybody planned for me to be an actor. I didn't. I didn't know this was what I was going to do. Missy Peregrym actors knows thinking The people that matter to me the most are the people that are in my life. That's who I really learn from, and it's always a very personal kind of connection. Missy Peregrym connections matter people Three to four times a week, I get up at 7:30 A.M. while the courts are empty at Venice Beach and play full court one-on-one. Missy Peregrym venice play beach IMDb is kind of weird, because people can put things on there, but then I can't change it. Missy Peregrym cant-change kind people I tried to be really tough when I was younger. I felt I had to stand up for myself. I never felt like I fit in. Missy Peregrym tough fit felt I wouldn't want to play a character that knew everything and knew where to go. It is much more interesting playing a character that is vulnerable trying to be strong. It makes for better TV. Missy Peregrym strong play character I worked at a Sport Chek in Vancouver, only so I could get the discount off snowboard gear. But I hated the job so much, I quit before I got my discount. Missy Peregrym vancouver jobs sports I didn't watch a lot of TV growing up. Missy Peregrym growing growing-up watches You won't ever see me being totally sexy on 'Rookie Blue.' It's not right for the character, anyway. Missy Peregrym sexy blue character In general, I try to eat food without added hormones and pesticides, but I'm not so strict that I won't have a Big Mac once in a while. Missy Peregrym pesticides bigs trying I get recognized for 'Reaper' in the U.K. I was in Costa Rica and got recognized for 'Heroes.' In Canada, it's 'Rookie Blue.' People also think that I'm in the 'Twilight' series because of Kristen Stewart. Missy Peregrym twilight hero thinking I don't watch the news. I get really emotional about it, and I carry that stuff with me for a long time. Missy Peregrym emotional watches long I really, really admire my parents so much, for how they raised me. They're some of the best human beings I know. Missy Peregrym raised admire parent I just don't want to be famous. I feel like there's a lot of sacrifice in that I'm not really willing to make. Missy Peregrym sacrifice want feels The only thing I've ever wanted in my life is to be a mom and a wife. Missy Peregrym my-life wife mom life There've been moments where I just was tired of being in L.A. It was very difficult. I mean, you're constantly rejected. And that's OK, it's just really frustrating for me, because I try to read scripts and projects that have really great, deeper, meaningful qualities to them. Missy Peregrym great me you tired I've been treated really well for 'Stick It.' There was this cop and he pulled me over and he was like, 'Oh my God, you're in 'Stick It.' I said, 'Yes. Yes. You're the last person I would think would be pumped up by this movie'. He let me go, so that was nice. Missy Peregrym think me you god When I first got to L.A., I was shocked at how business was done, and how people... it's like everything I was told not to fall for, I was surrounded by. And it was very difficult for me, because I just didn't like the industry at all. Missy Peregrym me business people fall I have a real passion for playing a role that's a strong female character, that's just not typical, with a lot of heart, not an easy sell of a movie, not real commercial. It doesn't have to be a big movie, but I'm just looking for something that I really, truly, 100 percent believe in and am behind. Missy Peregrym passion heart character believe Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors
