Maria Bello

I'm not afraid to play my age. I never was. I've never been an ingenue. I like getting older.

I was really conflicted. I had always planned to help the world. Instead, I was going to become an actress? That seemed like such a selfish thing to do.

There is always one person on the set who has a lot of anxiety, an actor who is really intense and has to stay in character and holds himself away from the rest of us.

My biggest dream since I was a kid was to be the woman sneaking on the pirate ship dressed like a man, who was this great sword fighter, and the captain fell in love with her.

I'm a girl who loves fashion. I'm such a Cinderella - I love to put on a great dress and heels. It's fun!

When you fall head over heels for someone, you're not falling in love with who they are as a person; you're falling in love with your idea of love.

I want to do more action adventures and more romantic comedies.

I remember listening to 'Maniac' and running around and thinking I'm going to be somebody someday.

I was always anti-marriage. I didn't understand monogamy. I couldn't figure out how that could last. And then I met Bryn and I started to understand the beauty of constancy and history and change and going on the roller coaster with someone - of having a partner in life.

When I do Pilates, or when I do work out, I feel better all day. Yet I still struggle to keep it on my schedule.

So many actors wear wigs nowadays. Besides, if someone is hiring me because of how I wear my hair, I don't want to work with them anyway.