Travel is the only way to get empathy for other people's mindsets - to know their struggles and what they're drawn to. Abigail Spencer More Quotes by Abigail Spencer More Quotes From Abigail Spencer I love nothing more than a good, rich, dark chocolate. It exhilarates. It satisfies. Abigail Spencer richchocolatedark My father loved biographies. He loved the true tales of interesting people that were shaping our culture. I get why he dug Vanity Fair. You feel smarter, somehow, for reading it. Abigail Spencer vanityreadingfather Unless you paddle for the wave, you'll never know if you could catch it. But once you do... Ride it as long as you can. Love as long as you can. Abigail Spencer waveknowslong I try to be really balanced. I walk a lot, I wear a Fitbit, and that has really been a game changer for me. I get my steps, I eat whatever I want, I go to France and put on my bread-and-butter suit. Then I'll be balanced, like I'm going to eat my salads for a few days. But I just try to be really balanced with my body. And that has been a good pact for me so far. Abigail Spencer bodygamestrying It's all about how can you take care of yourself when furthering your life's goals and ambitions, and purpose and whatever you choose - family, career - to maintain a really balanced, whole, healthy outlook. Abigail Spencer careersambitiongoal I definitely gravitate towards things like vegetables, chicken, brown rice, but I don't deprive myself of anything. If I want a Sprinkles cupcake, I'm having a Sprinkles cupcake. But I'm not going to have one every day... you just have to have a sensible outlook on all of it. Abigail Spencer sprinklescupcakesvegetables I love photography. Photographers and photos. I took a ton of pictures in Paris, and I find that I'm most inspired by following other photographers on Instagram. Abigail Spencer instagramparisphotography Gratefulness is a double-edged sword. Because I think we've poured it into a feeling. And the batter of gratitude gets kind of stuck to the edges of the Williams Sonoma melamine mixing bowl. But gratefulness, the act of being grateful is actually... a verb. It's an activity. Abigail Spencer feelingthinkgratitudegrateful I'm so thankful that I got to travel from a relatively young age. Abigail Spencer ageyoungthankfultravel There is nothing like Southern hospitality. It's such a beautiful and genuine thing. Abigail Spencer nothinglikegenuinebeautiful 'Rectify' has been beautiful and emotional but grueling. In a beautiful way, in the right way. Abigail Spencer rightemotionalbeautifulway Florida surfers learn how to be great on mediocre waves. It trains you, gives you endurance. Abigail Spencer wavesgreatyouendurance When I was twenty-six, I had my son. Abigail Spencer hadson I love the Gulf of Mexico. Abigail Spencer gulfi-lovemexicolove Chris Messina is awesome. He's amazing. Abigail Spencer chrisawesomeamazinghe I worked for 10 years before 'Mad Men,' and what was great is that when people saw my work, I was just loving working, so it wasn't about anything else than that. Abigail Spencer greatworkmenpeople Awards are very important for a show like 'Rectify.' We're a small show; we're on a more obscure, harder-to-find channel that is very supportive of creative and singular vision. Abigail Spencer smallvisionimportantcreative What happened with 'Mad Men' was I had just had my child, I was in a very literally and creatively fertile time in my life, and I wasn't leaving the house much. So when 'Mad Men' came along, I was so excited to leave the house. Like, I get to go do this beautiful thing. Abigail Spencer timebeautifulmenlife I grew up in a small Southern town, kind of a counterculture to a small Southern mentality. Abigail Spencer smallupmentalitykind I'm always trying to get in water. It is the life source. It's extremely easy to dehydrate working 14 hours a day and on my feet all the time. Abigail Spencer daytimewaterlife
