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" 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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Cobie Smulders

Character

Feel

Three

" I love working out. "

" I'm pretty money savvy. My dad made me read 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' when I was 12 - this investing book about how to manage your money and be smart. So I'm kind of like a grandmother. "

" I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress. "

Cobie Smulders

Actress

Challenge

" 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. "

" I've been in 'Avengers' films, but I don't do a lot of the action parts. There are superheroes in the movie! People would much rather see them fight each other! "

" I've worn stilettos since I was 12, so I have abused my feet to the point of no return. "

" I like to challenge myself. Whether that's on television or film or on stage, that's what I'm going to go for. "

Cobie Smulders

Challenge

Myself

" I won't say no to projects I believe in if there's a good story there. "

" 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. "

" Who isn't a fan of Tom Cruise? He has been in so many amazing movies. "

" I love macaroni and cheese. I could eat it every meal of the day. "

" Anytime anybody jumps out at me, I scream. "

" 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. "

" I've been doing 'How I Met Your Mother' for so long, and it's been so great, and I just feel like it's second nature at this point. "

" I like to think that I'm extremely method with my tactics on getting work. "

Cobie Smulders

Work

Getting

" I'm very simplistic. I like jewelry that is small, that is a statement piece but with a delicate statement. "

Cobie Smulders

Small

Jewelry

" I'd love to shoot something in Toronto; I'd love to bring something to Canada. I'm dying to shoot something in Vancouver where I'm from. "

" I usually wear a lot of really thin gold bands and small studs. Nothing too big. "

" Just when your ovaries should be brimming with youthful follicles, cancerous cells overtook mine, threatening to end my fertility and potentially my life. "

" 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

" I still don't find myself a very confident person about my looks or my body. "

" I have a very flexible and easy schedule that affords me a wonderful lifestyle in Los Angeles. I'm able to be a very present mother, able to pursue other projects. "

" I went to a cleansing retreat in the desert where I didn't eat for eight days and experienced hunger-driven hallucinations. "

" For some reason, when I think feminism, I think, like, 'Well, you can't include men if you're talking about feminism and being a feminist,' so I get a little bit muddled. I find it to be a bit grey. Then if you say you are not a feminist, that means that you're not pro-woman! "

" 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. "

" It's just extremely difficult to shoot with five dogs. They're great, and the people who handle them are amazing. But they're animals. "

" Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, I've always wanted to be a rock star. "

" 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.' "

" I feel like starring in a TV show is such a fun thing. "

Cobie Smulders

Feel

Fun