125 Quotes by Sarah Michelle Gellar

I think that this industry in particular is so fast-paced that you keep saying, ‘I’ll take vacation later.’ Sometimes later never comes. I’m definitely leading a much slower life now that I’m not working every single day on a television series.

I got to see the first step, hear the first word. Most people – and certainly working moms – are not able to do that. I wanted to appreciate the fact that I had worked so hard all my life to be able to have those moments.

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

I don’t do a television show for awards. You make it so people will enjoy watching it.

I try never to say no when it comes to creativity, but I do try and lead down an “appropriate road” – like not on furniture or the walls.

When you’ve played Buffy – who’s such a strong female role model – it’s really hard for another female character to compare to her.

When I got off the soap I got offered all these, you know, ‘women in jeopardy’ – I call them ‘disease of the week’ movies.

People tell me not to do a soap, but it was a great learning experience because I became familiar with the technical aspects of the business. Besides, look who came out of soaps – Julianne Moore, Demi Moore, Tommy Lee Jones, Parker Posey, Kathleen Turner. All amazing people.

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.