Sarah Michelle Gellar Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

And I don't know what I'd do at a fraternity party. All that might be a little lost on me.

As with anything, you need to keep your creative juices flowing and keep the character interesting.

Because Buffy really has become the straight man, every once in a while it's nice to be the one that tells the joke and it's nice to be the one that is the joke and it's nice to do something that's a little bit different.

Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life.

Being an actor gives you a chance to play all kinds of roles, very moving and dramatic on one project, silly and girlish on another. That's the most interesting thing out this business, you get to keep reinventing yourself.

Buffy, in this incarnation, is over.

But there are still only certain film genres where a woman can stand out, be heroic, be the centerpiece.

How can women be as thin as we are? We have personal trainers to work us out. We have specially prepared meals.

I also think it was important for me and Freddie to be able to have a lot of time to share our lives at the beginning of our marriage rather than my coming home at 9 or 10 at night from the set. Things have really worked out for the best for both of us.

I also want the chance to work with some of the best actors in the business, because that's where you can learn so much by just being on a set and getting a feel for how they approach their role and how they work with you.

I didn't want to come back just to come back, though. It had to be a purposeful story-line. And I love that this film is coming to America.

I don't smoke, don't drink much, and go to the gym five times a week. I live a healthy lifestyle and feel great. I can run a marathon, you know.

I don't understand why James Bond has to be a man all the time. When Pierce Brosnan retires, why not one of us?

I doubt whether Freddie and I will work together again. People aren't really interested in seeing a married couple on screen.

I like food. I like eating. And I don't want to deprive myself of good food.

I look at all these kids getting fame and attention now. They're just not equipped to deal with it at that age.

I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth.

I really consider life to be like studying. The first thing I look up when I'm out of town is the local museum. You can always continue to learn.

I think actually what I'm going to do when I'm done and take my next vacation, is I'm going to go over and start unions in Japan. I'm going to unionize Japan. Because the way they work those crews is so criminal. There's no overtime, so they can just keep going.

I think it's a mistake if people just fall in love and think that that's the only thing you need to keep you happy. There's a lot more to being with someone than just love.

I was protected on my show. I worked constantly. You don't party when you're on a TV show. You go to bed for 10 hours and learn your lines.

I wouldn't change Buffy for anything and I wouldn't change the course in which she has evolved but it is nice to be able to do something that is a little different.

I'm from New York, I make kind of somewhat maybe lewd, at times - maybe some would say dirty - jokes. But in jest.

I've always been fascinated by Asian culture, and I love that women can play the lead in a horror film.

In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top.

It used to be only on TV that women could lead, that a show could be based on a woman.

Just because you donate sperm does not make you a father. I don't have a father. I would never give him the credit or acknowledge him as my father.

Our bodies are machines and have to be functional, and to do that they have to be fed properly.

The episodes all blend together for me, so I don't remember. I can't even remember what I had for breakfast this morning. I always feel I must be such a disappointment to them.

The thing about Buffy and Spike is they understand each other on a level that nobody else understands her.

There are people on television and movies, musicians - whatever they were - that I admire, that I strive to be like, and if it can be even the smallest bit of an inspiration... To believe that your dreams can come true and that you can follow your dreams, I think that's an honour.

There's a part of me that will always believe that Angel is Buffy's true love. That there will be a piece of her heart that will always be with him for the rest of her life.

Try being a character on a soap opera who has no friends. I was always speaking to myself. Forty pages of monologue every day.

Ultimately, I want to have a good career and do interesting work.

Well, that's the old story I heard about the Jackie Chan films. That, like, Jackie Chan will just keep going and when crew members drop he just replaces them. I don't know if that's true but after having worked in Japan I believe it might be true.

Women have come a long way in this business. And we still have a long way to go.

You're forced to think about what your goals are and you clarify them because you're taking this journey with another person and you need to be open with your partner.

Trivia

Awards and Recognitions: Awards: *In 2003 Sarah won a Teen Choice Award for Best Actress in a drama series for her work on the series

Sarah's character in the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer is said to have been strongly based upon the character Kitty Pryde from the X-Men series.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has green eyes and is most known for her look with dirty blonde hair.

Sarah was in

In 1999, Sarah spent time in the Dominican Republic, working for Habitat for Humanity.

Sarah appeared in a "Got Milk?" advertisements. The statement on the bottom of the advertisement was about her and vampires, with the opening of "I never get bent out of shape over a few vampires." So basically it was Sarah as Buffy in the advertisement.

When on Saturday Night Live, Sarah held up a sign for

Sarah has stated that she is afraid of cemeteries.

Sarah is being considered for the part Wonder Woman in big screen film version of the 70s tv show.

Sarah auditioned for the role of Julie in the 1997 film I Know What You Did Last Summer, before being cast as Helen. The role of Julie eventually went to

Sarah has appeared with

Sarah auditioned for the role of Buffy five times before they casted her.

She broke a bone in her hand while filming the

Her favorite hobbies are, walking her dogs, playing board games, and reading.

Sarah's favorite books are The Princess Bride and Gone with the Wind.

Her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.

Sarah has stated that one of her favorite movies is The Princess Bride.

Sarah hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 2002 along with

During the 2001 Teen Choice Awards (August 20, 2001),

Sarah met future husband,

Sarah turned down the oppotunity to reprise her character of Buffy Summers from

On October 09, 2001, Sarah's estranged father died. He was 60-years old.

Guests at Sarah and

Sarah has said that if she wasn't an actress she'd want to be a journalist or a writer of children's books.

On October 17 2002, her wax model, by Madame Tussaud, was unveiled at the "Trail of Vampires" exhibition.

Sarah dated professional tennis player Jan-Michael Gambill.

Her height is 5' 3" (1m60)

She studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, and now she's taking kickboxing, boxing, street fighting and gymnastics.

Sarah has stated that her favorite singer is

Sarah is good friends with Britney Spears.

Sarah is an avid fan of the New York Yankees and the New York Knicks.

Sarah has stated that her idol is

Sarah's pets are a Maltese terrier named Thor and an Akita named Tyson.

Sarah made an estimated total of $10,800,000 doing the entire

Sarah was #8 on Google.com's most searched women in 2002.

In the soap opera series

Sarah is friends with actress

Sarah is an Aries. Coincidentally, so are her

Although Sarah's last name is Jewish, she claims that she is not associated with any particular religion. She says that she's spiritual but doesn't really believe in any of the conventional religions.