Meredith Eaton Quotes

I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all.

I think when you're a tall girl, you feel a little bit like an outcast. You have to go to the back of the photo. You're taller than all the boys. I know I felt more like an outsider. And then as I got older, I just got used to it. I got like, 'I don't date under 6 feet.' That's my policy.

I used to be super self-conscious about my height. I mean, going everywhere and someone just looking at you - you're never not in the spotlight.

Tall people have a real advantage in the world.

I grew up with people staring at me because I was such a tall, awkward girl.

I've got 99 problems, and most of them are height-related.

In the early stages, when I realized I was going to be probably the shortest player on the teams I was on, it was hard. I felt like girls were getting recruited over me strictly because of their height, and it made me self-conscious.

I guess people think the taller you are the more dominant you have to be.

It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.

People who are short, they're often portrayed as the victim.

All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it.

By the time I was 14, I was about six foot. I remember going into auditions, and they'd look at how tall I was and say, 'Well, you're taller than the lead actor, so there's no way we can cast you.'

The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it.

I am this guy who's four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn't constantly address it.

I'm a tall woman. At work, that means a lot of my co-stars have to stand next to me on apple crates. But apparently, my height bodes well in the fashion world.

I don't really know on the jobs I don't get - nobody calls me up and says, 'Yeah, you were too tall!' I don't know if it was that or one of a bunch of other factors. But it is awkward. I can't wear heels.

I was told by my agent that a number of big stars won't work with anyone two inches taller than them and most of them are under six feet, so you have to be prepared to have trouble.

Being short works for me.

In my school days, everyone thought I'm too tall for a Chinese girl.

A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.

It's tricky territory, height and co-stars. The only thing I can say is that it's never been an issue in my life.

I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter.

I was the tallest guy in the school, and I was very conscious of being larger than anybody - classmates and teachers.

There's been one movie star that would not work with me because of my height. I had so many people who had to stand on boxes when they do scenes with me.

I was always looking at the ground because I was self-conscious about my height. I had big feet, big hands, and all that.