Jennifer Carpenter Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“It's sacred for an actor to keep their personal life personal.”

“At a very young age I was predicting outcomes, trying to take all the information and find the best route to wherever I was going. I avoided a lot of pitfalls because of that.”

“At a young age I always had an entrepreneurial spirit. So I'm trying to develop things on my own, too, and there are a couple things that have absolutely nothing to do with the entertainment business that I'm trying to tackle. We'll just sort of see.”

“It's fun to branch out a bit. I feel like I've held a lot of tricks up my sleeve for a lot of years, and 'Ex-Girlfriends' is a good way to show another side of me.”

“My laundry list of wants in a partner is basically kindness. I want someone who is kind, and that's kind of where it begins and ends. I'm open to being surprised.”

“When I first got to L.A., I was stretching $20 a week, waiting tables, and I did that for about six months. I didn't mind it at all, I was really happy for that experience, but it made me really get aggressive about what I want. I've been doing this since I was eight, and never considered doing anything else, so I really had to kick it into gear.”

“I never thought that I would be so attracted to television, but I don't think gigs like 'Dexter' come along too often.”

“I have learned that keeping my personal life outside of work is the easier, richer way to work.”

“I need to make sure that I'm taking roles that I feel like I can communicate through.”

“I went to school. I went to Juilliard. You spend 13 hours a day on voice and speech. Now I realize why.”