148 Quotes by Mariska Hargitay

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward and it comes back to you twelve-fold.

I say to everybody, 'Adoption is not for the faint of heart.'

You know how you wake up in the morning and sometimes you look gorgeous and other times you look like you got hit by a mack truck? I realized that my mack truck is food. If I have no sugar, yeast or wine, I have no undereye bags and my skin is perfect.

I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness.

Yes. I did more research than I ever wanted to and saw some things I wish I didn't. I went on ride-alongs, spent time with Homicide, Cold Case, and SVU detectives, hung out in subways learning how to spot pervs and pick-pockets, viewed an autopsy, went to a police firing range, and witnessed court cases and I read, read, read.

I have so much love that I didn't even know about.

My heart just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

I have everything I need. Our house is very joyful.

I already feel like I've won. It's an honor to be nominated. Really, unless you're an actor, you don't understand. To be nominated in the same category as Glenn Close?