Keri Russell Quotes

Sundance is going to be a defining moment in my life. But the unfortunate thing about Sundance is, when you have a film there, you can't have the opportunity to see other films.

We know there's no use in getting miserable, so we go out on the town instead!

With the right outlook, you can learn to entertain yourself and entertain each other so you can enjoy doing what you're doing. There's obviously gonna be highs and lows, and the trick to it is to be able to maintain composure and stay high even when you're in the lows. That way, when you hit the highs, it'll be twice as killer.

I saw 'Birth' at the Sundance Film Festival with a thousand other strangers, and I couldn't believe that was me in the film. I didn't recognize myself.

Even when I wasn't playing, I always had a smile on my face because if I acted sad or mad, it wouldn't help me.

I've never made a conscious effort to do anything about my psychological side. I just try to think positively and enjoy it.

I've always enjoyed myself. Unhappy periods for me last about twenty minutes.

I think that if we can't go back, then we should try even harder to go forward. And I do want to go forward, to a place where loving someone because they have a gentle smile and a friendly hello is as easy as it once was.

You've achieved cheerfulness the day you realize that no matter what's happening around you, being anything other than cheerful will not make it better.

Oh, for Christ's sake,' I hear. 'Can we please just try to have a good time?' This is like ordering someone to find you attractive, and it doesn't work. I've tried it.

A thankful outlook smoothes the rough edges off life.

I'm habitually positive. I try not to use anger as motivation.

Watch the film, not the stopwatch.

In life you have two choices. You can laugh or you can cry. You have to laugh, you have to.

Passion is the great slayer of adversity. Focus on strengths and what you enjoy.

Life is half delicious yogurt, half crap, and your job is to keep the plastic spoon in the yogurt.

I'm a very positive person, that's something that's like my character Savannah. She's very positive in everything that she does and I'm the same way in real life. If I feel like someone's trying to bring me down, I just walk away from it. I just ignore it because sometimes when that happens you can get so involved that it does bring down your day.

I'm not a person who goes into a deep depression after a defeat. I try to remain reasonably upbeat. I'm realistic enough to know that results of football matches are often unpredictable and, when all is said and done, things don't always work out as one would wish!

Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it.” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.

The thing is to be happy, no matter what. Just try that. You can. It gets to be easier and easier. It's nothing to do with circumstances. You wouldn't believe how good it is. Accept everything and then tragedy disappears. Or tragedy lightens, anyway, you're just there, going along easy in the world.

A man has no business to be depressed by a disappointment, anyway; he ought to make up his mind to get even.

Optimism is a tool with a certain clear set of benefits: it fights depression, it promotes achievement and produces better health.

I'll tell you how I handle stress. I say-This too shall pass. You've got to try to stay cool and admit when you're wrong, and tell them when you're right.

You seldom come across anything more enjoyable than a happy person.

It's hardly in a body's pow'r,To keep, at times, frae being sour.