I've always had a desire to play a cop or FBI agent. Tricia Helfer More Quotes by Tricia Helfer More Quotes From Tricia Helfer People will always put you in a box that they think you fit in, and it's up to you to not fall into it. Tricia Helfer people fall thinking Burn Notice' is a show that definitely has some levity to it and it's a fun show, but it's also, you fully believe, you're fully invested that Michael Westen does this stuff. You want Michael Westen on your team. Tricia Helfer team fun believe When I was in high school I thought I was going to university into psychology. Tricia Helfer psychology high-school school I handle emotional pain by trying to understand that it's going to be painful and to allow for it instead of fighting it. Doesn't make it any easier, though. Tricia Helfer emotional pain fighting It's not hard to draw from within yourself to play someone protective of her daughter. I have animals and I'm a daughter, sister, wife, aunt and friend, and I can be fiercely protective. Tricia Helfer daughter mother animal I just want to be challenged. I want to be proud of what I do, and I want to learn new things and keep growing. Tricia Helfer growing proud want I find that the hot yoga is sort of a false thing, so your body temperature goes up and you can stretch and you can injure yourself a little bit easier than if you work yourself into... if you heat yourself up. Tricia Helfer temperature yoga hot I have always been physically active. I grew up a tomboy and [was] into sports, so staying active is something that I enjoy. I get antsy and annoyed if I am sedentary too long. I mix up exercise - yoga, Pilates, hiking, running, and weights. I also eat well. I do not eat meat or poultry - have not since I was eighteen. Tricia Helfer yoga running sports I definitely have to admit that I am fairly ignorant, not just to 'Tron,' but almost any pop culture thing that I should know, at my age. I grew up without a television and rarely got to see a movie, so I didn't really see any of that stuff, and I haven't been able to catch up since. Tricia Helfer ignorant age culture Chemistry is a hard thing. I don't think you can force it, and it doesn't necessarily mean that you have to have great chemistry outside of work. It's just something that sparks on screen or doesn't. Tricia Helfer sparks mean thinking I'm happy that I have agents and managers that believe in me. Tricia Helfer believe-in-me agents believe I eat vegetarian. I am just drawn to clean eating, and although I do not deprive myself of sweets or French fries once in a while, my body just feels better if I give it good fuel to work with. Tricia Helfer feel-better sweet giving As an actor, if I just did sci-fi, I think it would get limiting, like if you just play lawyers or doctors, over and over. It's a lot more fun, if you get to play lots of different types of characters. Tricia Helfer fun character thinking I think I sort of blossomed, so to speak, around 17. I started to get hips and put on weight, which I was very happy about. And that's when I met this agent, who told me I had to lose 10 pounds. I said, 'You've got to be kidding me. I finally got it on - I'm not losing it!' Tricia Helfer agents weight thinking Ten episodes goes by really quickly, especially when you've got a really tough shooting schedule of seven-day episodes. Tricia Helfer seven-days shooting schedules I am still learning, myself, but I guess I would say to be aware of what is around you. Do not expect anything; there is more to be gained by earning it. Work hard, play fair, be kind to all living creatures, and take a moment to just sit back and breathe. Tricia Helfer earning-it hard-work play Sitcom hours are silly easy compared to drama. Whenever an actor on a sitcom complains, I feel like smacking them! Tricia Helfer complaining silly drama I've never gone for the smooth, suave Latin or French lover. That usually makes me think they're trying to pull one over on me. Tricia Helfer latin trying thinking We only have this one planet; we got to figure out how to live on it without destroying it. So much of cultures not getting along is because of religion. If each religion's deity is the right one to them, then whose is right and whose is wrong? No one has the proof, so we need to figure out how to work through it Tricia Helfer deities culture needs I've been living, I've lived in New York since I was 18 years old and traveled pretty much all over the world. Tricia Helfer new-york world years
