Christina Hendricks Quotes

Prudent people are very happy; 'tis an exceeding fine thing, that's certain, but I was born without it, and shall retain to my day of Death the Humour of saying what I think.

The amount of things I want to tweet that I get talked out of? It's probably four times a week. I'm very hotheaded.

One of the things we're taught as actors is restraint - don't jump off the cliff.

I know that I cannot be with a person for three hours without saying at least ten things that would kill me.

There's a very wild side to me, but it's calming down.

You know how it's almost impossible for kids to not say what they think? That's me. I have to make the conscious effort to be situationally appropriate.

I do try and curb my mouth, but I find it really hard. I wonder how many jobs I've talked myself out of!

I don't understand moderation. I'm not the nice guy.

When you react to things, that's when you get into trouble and it's tough to completely control a split-second reaction.

You're almost always better off keeping your mouth shut, but don't let that stop you from popping off.

Nothing is more silly than the pleasure some people take in "speaking their minds." A man of this make will say a rude thing for the mere pleasure of saying it, when an opposite behavior, full as innocent, might have preserved his friend, or made his fortune.

I think I'm slightly impulsive, sometimes organised and always in search of a bargain!

Human nature is you get carried away, so we have to protect ourselves from ourselves.

We should not, however, proceed with the adventure simply because we are wound up and cannot stop.

It is not possible to live pleasantly unless one lives prudently and justly.

I've seen a lot of people burn very brightly and very quickly, and I think you can become overindulgent sooo quickly in this business, and so I try not to fall into any of the trappings that would affect me very negatively.

I need to control my mouth.

What comes through my head is going to come out of my mouth.

The word virtue is as useful to self-interest as the vices.

I never had any doubts about my ability. The problem was getting into so many scrapes because of my erratic temperament.

Sometimes it's good to say no. Sometimes it's good to not act impulsively.

It's unrealistic not to be able to indulge.

I'm a really extreme person, and balance is probably the hardest thing for me to maintain.

I'm too blunt, too matter-of-fact and not PC enough.

Certain things come naturally, and tackling wasn't one of them; I'd sometimes go a bit over the top when I was younger.