Up until I was about 12, I was a ballet dancer and a basketball player. Katherine McNamara More Quotes by Katherine McNamara More Quotes From Katherine McNamara Remember to reach for the stars, and they won't be able to resist flying into your hands! Katherine McNamara flying stars remember hands Girl power to me means being brave enough to take that first step and to speak out and be yourself. Katherine McNamara yourself me girl power A lot of times on our show, 'Shadowhunters,' we have excuses to dawn some kind of sexy black leather attire under the excuse that we're going to fight demons, but it's all part of the tone of the piece and the tone of the story. Katherine McNamara demons fight sexy black My two best friends, they love amusement parks. They are such roller-coaster daredevils, and they drag me on every single roller coaster they can find. Some of my favorite experiences have been when they've taken me to Disneyland or Six Flags or Universal. Katherine McNamara best me friends love It's okay to have fear - we're all human; it happens - but in facing your fears, you can really open yourself up to things you never thought possible. Katherine McNamara yourself thought you fear My grandfather used to be a dentist, and he made me these retainers that have vampire teeth on them. Katherine McNamara me dentist teeth grandfather I've always been a huge proponent for education; I graduated high school at 14 years old and graduated college at 17 years old. Katherine McNamara high-school college education school Women are tough; women are resilient and have an undying hope. Katherine McNamara women-are women tough hope Women are tough, but sometimes women present toughness in different ways. Katherine McNamara present women tough sometimes I have nothing against Dylan O'Brien! He's one of my favorite people. I have so much respect for him and his work. Katherine McNamara nothing respect work people A woman can be demure, lady-like and the most prim and proper character, and still have a toughness and resiliency as apparent as a superhero-type female character or a warrior or soldier type. It's all about the story, the character, and the course of events in that piece of work and how that character is presented. Katherine McNamara woman soldier work character I remember walking onstage in the first performance, and something hit me like a brick wall, and I just knew at that moment that this is something I had to do for the rest of my life, and I've never looked back. Katherine McNamara my-life me moment life Girl Up gives girls an opportunity and gives them a platform and starting point through which they can take it and run with it and help give girls the opportunity to have the freedom, independence and the ability to get an education. Katherine McNamara freedom girl education opportunity When you read something, it's a movie in your mind and such a personal experience. What we're trying to do is to bring a consensus version of that to life and make as many people happy as we can. Katherine McNamara you experience life people Most of my work has been in L.A. or booked in L.A. and shot on location. Katherine McNamara shot been location work I'm always going back to New York for Broadway workshops or reading. So I always keep my foot in the door: I'm always on the lookout for the next Broadway show. Katherine McNamara door new back reading I'll never stop acting, but music is another passion of mine. I just love creating projects in the entertainment field and performing onstage or in front of a camera. Katherine McNamara camera passion music love When I was little, I always wanted to grow up to be like Jessalyn Kincaid and Vanessa Severo. They showed me how much joy performing can give you. Katherine McNamara grow me you joy I've had the opportunity to work on some really great indie features. One of them being 'Little Savages,' which is a super fun family film. Katherine McNamara great family work opportunity When I'm not on set, I'm in the studio. Katherine McNamara set studio
