I believe in myself, and I've always had people behind me who believed in me. With that, you can do anything. Sarah Michelle Gellar More Quotes by Sarah Michelle Gellar More Quotes From Sarah Michelle Gellar I like to stay fit, because [that's when] I feel really healthy. But I never worked out for any kind of image. People have said to me, "Do you starve yourself before photo shoots?" And I always say, "No way.! That's what airbrushing is for. I had french fries last night." Sarah Michelle Gellar healthy night people Whether it's a big dinner party or people just coming over to hang out, I just love to spend time with them. Sarah Michelle Gellar dinner party people People always tell me how lucky I am that my kids are adventurous eaters, but I don't believe that it's luck at all. By my involving them in the process, not only are they more likely to try something new, but also I can count on them to make better choices when I'm not around. Sarah Michelle Gellar believe kids people I started to watch Damages and all of these amazing, female-driven shows, and it was something that was always in the back of my mind. Then, once I had my daughter, I realized that I was done living the romantic lifestyle, and nothing offers that more than television. Sarah Michelle Gellar female daughter mind I was very burned out after Buffy. It was exhausting. It took me from essentially 18 on the pilot to being 24 and married when we finished. That show was my life. I was doing movies on the hiatuses and on weekends, but I needed to explore and live that gypsy lifestyle. Sarah Michelle Gellar hiatus weekend pilots I don't do a television show for awards. You make it so people will enjoy watching it. Sarah Michelle Gellar awards people television When I'm with my kids, I definitely try and be in the moment and wait till the end unless the mess poses a real danger, like slipping. But when I am cooking by myself, I definitely clean as I go to simplify. Sarah Michelle Gellar real waiting kids I think Buffy was a grown-up. One of the amazing things about the show was that I was able to grow with her. Yes, she started in high school, and then she went to college, and then essentially she was a mother to all the other Slayers, so I always felt like Buffy was a grown-up. Sarah Michelle Gellar college mother school TV has changed so much, from the fact that there are so many channels available now to spoilers. There were no blogs when I was on Buffy. There were no weekly magazines, aside from People. Now, to be able keep your secrets for your show is so hard. Sarah Michelle Gellar magazines secret people It's a terrible process, what you go through, during pilot season. All the shows turn themselves in and there is a good four to six weeks before you get phone call. 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I was spoiled by Buffy because I thought that was the way it was everywhere, and it's not. Sarah Michelle Gellar tv-shows dvds country The nomadic lifestyle does work for a lot of working parents, but I've traveled and I've seen it, and I want to be able to go home at night and see my daughter. I want to be there for her first day of school and her school recital. Honestly, television is what offers me that. Sarah Michelle Gellar daughter home school I'm fascinated by twins. It's such an interesting thing. I'm an only child, so I don't have a sibling. But, if you think about the bond that siblings have, that intensifies so much when you think about being in the womb together. Sarah Michelle Gellar sibling children thinking Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films. That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop he just replaces them. I don't know if that's true but after having worked in Japan I believe it might be true. 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