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" I would hope that people didn't think I was anything like Joan! It's very hard for me because Joan says such cruel things all the time. It sort of makes me cringe every time I read them because I think, 'Who could be so horrible?' To be able to deliver those lines and do them with a coolness, yet still make her likable, is a bit of a challenge. "

Christina Hendricks

Challenge

Time

" I have a problem keeping my mouth shut. I usually speak my mind. I'm trying to learn my lesson. "

" Sexiness is about confidence and individuality. I can't keep my eyes off the women you see in cities like London, New York and Paris - the way they carry themselves and put themselves together are always so unique. "

" I love cocktails. My specialty drink is a gimlet with a little egg white in it so it gets frothy. I really like rose water - sometimes I'll add it to champagne. "

" I've been telling everyone for weeks now about how I get to play Lois Lane. It's a big deal. There are a few characters throughout your life which everyone knows and this is one of them. I can't wait. "

" I met a lot of young girls modelling and they were like, 'Oh, I'm running around town and people are taking my picture', while I was saving receipts and learning how to be self-employed. "

Christina Hendricks

People

Picture

" It just seemed so odd as people had never commented on my body before. Every woman obsesses over her figure, but I was happy, I felt sexy - I never thought about it. I know this sounds naive, but I honestly never expected this kind of attention. "

" I have women coming up to me and saying: 'I love your character! She's so empowered. She takes control; she gets what she wants.' That's another side of her. And I respect that in Joan. She says and does things that I would never allow myself to do. "

" I just thought I would work in a hair salon and do community theater. "

" The way we dress on 'Mad Men' is so associated with old photographs, with people's parents and grandparents. "

" I was a goth girl in high school. Perhaps the powdered white face and the black lipstick were not the most attractive. I felt fabulous at the time but looking back, uh, probably not the best idea. "

" I like salty, creamy foods. I could sit down with a bag of chips and French onion dip and go to town! That would be on my last-supper list. "

Christina Hendricks

Sit

Chips

" If I get any private time in my trailer, all of a sudden I'm doing sit-ups and push-ups. "

" One of my favourite messages about 'The Pirate Fairy' is that the story is about appreciating your own talents. "

" Sexiness is about being an individual and having conviction about what that is. "

" My husband says, 'What Joan walk? You've always walked that way!' "

" I went to a very mean school and was bullied like crazy. I was a bit of a goth with purple hair, and I was also part of the drama group, which was filled with actors and writers and wasn't really accepted by the rest of the school. "

" I thought, well, you might see curves there, but that's just a bone - so even if I lose weight that's not going to change anything. That's how I look. That's my shape. Do the math. "

" It is so exciting to get a phone call saying you're going to be working on a Disney film. "

" I come up with the silliest excuses when it's time to work out. I'll be like, 'Oh no! Now I have to go and find some socks.' "

" I dyed my hair about 42 different colours, and kids can be pretty judgmental about people who are different. But instead of breaking down and conforming, I stood firm. That is also probably why I was unhappy. "

" I've always been someone who really watches other people, human behavior. To watch it and be able to express it through your version has always been really exciting to me. "

Christina Hendricks

Someone

Watches

" When I first started dating my husband, I had this weird fascination with the circus and clowns and old carnival things and sideshow freaks and all that. About a month after we started dating, he bought me this amazing black-and-white photo book on the circus in the 1930s, and I started sobbing. "

" I was obsessed with the Canadian novel 'Anne of Green Gables'. I decided I was Anne of Green Gables. There was something that spoke to me about her, and I wanted to have her beautiful red hair. "