Quotes by Christina Hendricks

About Christina Hendricks:

Christina Rene Hendricks is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Joan Holloway in the AMC television series Mad Men, for which she has been nominated for six Emmy Awards.
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Some of the things people have said about me, well, they're unbelievable.

Christina Hendricks

We have defined these characters - people always expect to see me in a pencil skirt. When they see me out of one - much like when they see Jon Hamm's hair when it isn't slick - they say, 'Wait a minute, you're all 2010!'

Christina Hendricks

I had been on several shows that were meant to be the big ones, that would go on forever, and they didn't.

Christina Hendricks

Getting to wear beautiful fashion is the most fun part of the job that has nothing to do with the job.

Christina Hendricks

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.

Christina Hendricks

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

Christina Hendricks

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.

Christina Hendricks

Any woman who is currently with a man is with him partly because she loves the way he smells.

Christina Hendricks

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

Christina Hendricks

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

Christina Hendricks

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.

Christina Hendricks

It is tricky because I do wear a lot of vintage on the red carpet, and usually when I'm getting ready, I'll say, 'We need to make sure that I don't look like I'm in a Scorsese film today.' Sometimes I do something a little bit more modern with my hai...

Christina Hendricks

I don't think it's not feminist to use every tool you have to succeed, and part of that is being a woman - presenting yourself in a certain way.

Christina Hendricks

Anytime someone talks about your figure constantly, you get nervous; you get really self-conscious.

Christina Hendricks

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

Christina Hendricks

I tend to take things personally. But I can only take so much, and then I jump back. I have strong survival skills.

Christina Hendricks

I think calling me 'full-figured' is just rude.

Christina Hendricks

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

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

Christina Hendricks

I like a man with a nice, self-deprecating sense of humour.

Christina Hendricks

I started doing community theatre as a way to make friends, and that was when I caught the acting bug.

Christina Hendricks

Author Bio

  • NameChristina Hendricks
  • DescriptionAmerican actress
  • BornMay 3, 1975
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor