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" 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. "

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" I don't allow the stress of the unknown to affect my health, and I listen to my body when it sends me distress signals. "

Cobie Smulders

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" 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 just feel honored to play Wonder Woman in some incarnation. She's got such history, and she's, like, the first female superhero. "

" 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. "

" The great thing about being on a series for nine years is you get to see the characters grow and change. "

" One of the major complaints for long-running shows is that they become mundane. "

" 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. "

" I played football for 12 years, but I would always trick myself into exercise, like by taking a dance class. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" They're inherently good people, every single person that I've ever worked with on an 'Avengers' film. I think they want to do good, and they want people to be happy, and they want to speak what they believe. "

" I've really been enjoying The Bar Method because I'm not a sweaty mess when we get to my favorite part of class - the end. "

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

Cobie Smulders

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" People always let me know when their team beats the Canucks. "

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

Cobie Smulders

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Getting

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

" 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. "

" When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama - anything with Colin Firth. "

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

" 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! "

" Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good. "

" I'm always looking for interesting stories, and I feel in independent film there's more opportunity. "

" There are two kinds of people in crisis situations - those who fight and those who freeze. I'm a freezer, and that's just going by the couple of surprise birthday parties I've had thrown for me. "

Cobie Smulders

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" Thankfully, gratefully, cancer did not get the best of me. "

" What's more awkward than doing a shower scene? Rehearsing a shower scene. "

Cobie Smulders

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" I want to do a Tennessee Williams play. "

" 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

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Myself

" 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. "