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" I didn't know how to throw a punch - why would I? Who knows how to throw a punch? Now I do it all the time, and it makes me feel strong. "

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" The thing about Netflix is that you get more minutes in your episode because there are no commercial breaks. You have time to let things breathe and be quiet. You get to see an entire scene play out instead of just jumping halfway in. "

" I'm a lanky girl, naturally. "

" When I go home to Pennsylvania, my cousins who live in small towns and are twenty-three with kids are like 'Krysten, when are you getting married?' 'When are you having a kid?' Honestly, those aren't the most important things to me right now. "

" I just sort of choose to see the good in things, and I choose to - I don't know - look on the bright side, as cheesy as it sounds. "

" I don't have a lot of clothes or a lot of possessions to bog me down. "

" I'm definitely scared by commitment. "

" I worked with my acting coach one-on-one for hours and hours, every single day for two months, before even setting foot on set or putting on Jessica Jones's clothes. "

" I don't normally do shoots in bikinis - I'm just not that kind of girl. But for 'Maxim' I was like, 'Bring it on!' I wanted to wear the higher heels and the skimpier bathing suit. I figured I'd go for it! "

" I believe in women having a voice, being empowered, speaking up, and having ideas. "

" When I'm shooting, that's all I do. "

" I understand the feelings of being the outcast and the loner. "

" I try to put a positive spin on things. "

" Any time you get to play or dress differently or look differently, as an actress, that's incredibly exciting. "

" I was always loud and obnoxious and giggly and funny. "

" I don't fight for much, but when I fight for something, it's usually because I think I'm going to be right. "

" I never imagined myself playing a superhero because I don't see myself the way superheroes have been portrayed or shown to me my entire life. "

" I've never been a fearful person. When I was growing up, I wanted to be an actress, a writer, and a musician and I never really processed that those are the three hardest jobs - I just never even processed it. "

" Jessica Jones is such a great part, and I do serious work on it. I feel really creatively fulfilled. "

" I read the entire 'Alias' series. I devoured them. "

" I like to be stylish and edgy, but also low maintenance. "

" There are a lot of times when Jessica Jones is alone in her house, and there's no dialogue. She's rough around the edges, so getting to spend that time with her and see her be vulnerable and process the weight of her world is what makes the character so likable. "

" Whatever headspace you need to live in for your character is sort of where you stay in between scenes. "

" I think that the more comfortable and the more you rehearse - granted, I don't like to take the air out of a tire; there is a fine line - but I think the freer you are with your dialogue, for example, the more open you are to a good idea walking up to you. "

" I'm a total girl's girl. "

" What I'm doing is making sure that I have a balance, and that allows me, I think, to be a better actor and to more easily and quickly access all of the emotions on the scale. I make sure that I read a book on the weekend or read something or do my knitting or do the things that I need to do for myself, like 'Game of Thrones.' Get that balance. "

" It's hard to find that perfect dress that makes you feel like a million bucks. I've found a few, and I wish I could wear them over and over and over again on red carpets. "

" I love 'House of Cards,' I love 'Bloodline,' I love 'Orange is the New Black,' so I had written on my refrigerator that I was looking for 'groundbreaking television on Netflix.' "

" I feel really fortunate that I've been given a lot of roles that were very different from each other. For me, variety is the key. I don't want to play the same thing over and over again. "

" 'Daredevil''s a great show; I feel like 'Jessica Jones' is a great show, and I feel like they really are tapping into something. "