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" Yarn, patterns, and needle sizes have come such a long way since your grandmother's afghans. Creatively, there is just so much to get into, so much to play with. It's an amazing way to turn inward and get off your phone. "

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" 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. "

Krysten Ritter

Weekend

Think

Myself

" My gram taught me to knit when I was little, and then I came across my old knitting tools when I was cleaning out my closets after 'JJ' season one and got right back into it. "

" If we're at a lunch table, I'm going to always sit with the girls. That's just kind of how I am. I always gravitate towards women. I know how to communicate with women. "

" If I'm not working, I don't even put makeup on. "

" My first audition was for a Dr. Pepper commercial. "

Krysten Ritter

Audition

First

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

Krysten Ritter

Possessions

Clothes

" When I'm breaking in a character like Jessica Jones, I have this amazing opportunity to create her backstory. It's all of the work that happens before I'm ever on camera... Writing 'Bonfire' was like doing all of that fun stuff; it was like 300 pages of prep work. "

" If someone says, 'I love 'Jessica Jones!'' I just say, 'Thanks, I love you back!' "

" My favorite part of 'Jessica Jones' is... all of it. "

" 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. "

Krysten Ritter

Person

Growing

" When you prepare for something, you can then play around; you're not as worried about remembering your lines because you already know them so well. That's where you can find the freedom. So I'm all about prep work. "

" I'm not a wallflower, and I encourage girls to live that way. "

" It's rare to get a part in a show that's greenlit, let alone two shows that have been greenlit. "

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

Krysten Ritter

Show

Feel

" I'm not conventional. I try to be raw and vulnerable and gross. "

" 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 am sarcastic and dry, but I also have a pretty huge zest for life. "

" When I moved back to New York, I saw a lot of girls knitting on the subway, and it had a bit of a comeback. "

" I'm an actress, and I write, and I produce stuff. I have a guitar, and I have my knitting stuff. I have a lot of things going on; I love to not ever put all my energy into one thing fully. "

" I'm sort of missing that part of my brain where I look at anything as a challenge. I always have. "

" 'Bonfire' was kicking around for a very long time. It was an idea I wanted to explore for a television show. Then I was given this weird gift of time when 'Jessica Jones' finished season one. I got really organized and just kind of banged it out, but it took a long time. It took two years to even have a first draft. "

" I try to drink a lot of water and always moisturize. When my skin gets cranky, I use Proactiv to keep it clear. That stuff really works. "

" There's only one person for every job. You can try all you want, but if you're not right for it, you're not gonna get it. "

" I encourage girls to lean in, use your brain, get in there, get in the conversation. "

" For escape, I love popcorn thrillers that you can read in a weekend, like 'Sharp Objects' and 'The Woman in Cabin 10.' "

" I've written pilots. I wrote a movie. "

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

" When I was 15, I was scouted at the mall by Elite Model Management. I started to go to New York on the bus in high school, which was about four hours door-to-door from my hometown, until I moved to New York and lived in models' apartments all over. "

" The most rewarding thing is having a job that you love. It's not a luxury that everyone in this world enjoys. "

" I have such a crush on Tony Robbins and his passion, empathy, and sheer talent. "