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" I remember taking a self-defence class when I was 16, and of course I don't remember any of it. "
Cobie Smulders
Any
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Class
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" There's sacrifice involved. Either you're going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you're going to spend a ton of time with your kid, and you're sacrificing your career. "
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Time
Work
" I would drive down in my Volkswagen Jetta to Los Angeles and just audition, audition, audition, audition, and hopefully get something. I did that for two years, and the third year I came down, I auditioned for 'How I Met Your Mother.' "
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" The quality of television is becoming so good from an actor standpoint, where you get to do these amazing scenes with amazing directors and cinematography. "
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" There's something cool about traveling when you're young. There's a sense of camaraderie. You learn more about yourself. "
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More
Cool
Learn
" I come from Canada, and maternity leave is six months to a year, and they also have paternity leave, and I think that there's something to that. There's also something to making a more comfortable environment for women to breast feed or to bring their kids into work and to have more nurseries in these office buildings. "
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Environment
" I'm very simplistic. I like jewelry that is small, that is a statement piece but with a delicate statement. "
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Small
Like
Jewelry
" I would love to do another 'Jack Reacher' movie. "
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Love
Would
Movie
" When I got the script for 'Winter Soldier,' I was so excited to see that my character finally gets to punch somebody! So I took tae kwon do three times a week. I wanted to feel like I could hold my own in a roomful of superheroes. "
Cobie Smulders
Character
Feel
Three
" I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to designers, but I love going to fashion shows just to see the other personalities that show up. It's such an eclectic group, and everybody is sort of like an artist. "
Cobie Smulders
Love
Fashion
Group
" I was really into 'Cocktail' when I was younger - probably the most - followed by 'Top Gun.' "
Cobie Smulders
Younger
Top
Most
" I usually wear a lot of really thin gold bands and small studs. Nothing too big. "
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Small
Wear
Nothing
" I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress. "
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Like
Actress
Challenge
" I had a daily 30 minute pushup routine. Then I boxed 3 times a week for about an hour. And then, I had the trainer come to my house an average of 1 to 2 times a week. "
Cobie Smulders
Daily
Average
Week
" The real women who decide to enlist to work their way up in the ranks to become a Major in the United States Army are some freakin' tough broads. "
Cobie Smulders
Army
Women
Way
" I left 'How I Met Your Mother' and jumped right onto an episode of 'S.H.I.E.L.D.,' the TV show. I wrapped, and the next day I was on set shooting 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' "
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Show
Left
Day
" I've never been the person who's like, 'I've got to get a four-pack of abs!' And I'm not the type to go to the gym and run on the treadmill for 45 minutes and then lift weights. "
Cobie Smulders
Run
Lift
Go
" Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit - people are getting more self-involved. "
Cobie Smulders
Leaving
More
People
" Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable. "
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Situation
You
Yourself
" Wonder Woman is such an amazing character. "
Cobie Smulders
Woman
Wonder
Amazing
" My plan is to stay in New York for as long as I can and do some theater out here and just keep working creatively. "
Cobie Smulders
Stay
Plan
New York
" Anytime anybody jumps out at me, I scream. "
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Out
Scream
Anybody
" I'm a very private person. "
Cobie Smulders
Private Person
Private
Person
" The great thing about being on a series for nine years is you get to see the characters grow and change. "
Cobie Smulders
Years
You
Great
" When you're doing a movie, it's finite - you have a trajectory of where your character's going, and you follow that. Then the storybook closes. "
Cobie Smulders
You
Character
Doing
" I was on a strict diet to stay in shape for 'Jack Reacher,' but each day on set in New Orleans, catering dropped off delicious food at my trailer. "
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Diet
Stay
New Orleans
" I have so many single girlfriends who fit themselves into the mold of what they think a guy's looking for. But being comfortable around men is about being comfortable with yourself. They gravitate toward confidence. Really, that is what they want to be around. "
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Men
Think
Want
" Joss Whedon, he is really hands-on, and he wants every character to have a life on and off screen. "
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Hands-On
He
Life
" When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth. "
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Relax
Down
Watch
" Going to the Comic Cons and meeting people - that's a fun energy to be around. "
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Energy
People
Fun
" Since my article in 'Women's Health' came out, I have had so many conversations with women about their own battles with cancer, and it feels so empowering to open up this dialogue and learn from each other. "
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Learn
Cancer
Open