Katee Sackhoff quotes

Katee Sackhoff is an American actress best known for her roles in science fiction television series. Her portrayal of Starbuck in "Battlestar Galactica" brought her critical acclaim and a devoted fan following. She continues to appear in both television and film, showcasing her talent across genres. Here are 24 of her quotes:

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard enough.

Katee Sackhoff

Some of the craziest people I've met, in my life, are some of the most brilliant people I've met.

Katee Sackhoff

I have to remind myself constantly to not be antisocial, because I stay to myself a lot. I'm a lot more introspective than my characters.

Katee Sackhoff

I get recognized so much. It happens mostly when Im in Starbucks.

Katee Sackhoff

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where I think everyone can do the job and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

Katee Sackhoff

If you can ride through Texas with somebody, which is 700 miles of just straight, flat freeway riding, then you can be friends with them forever.

Katee Sackhoff

I was addicted to the original 'Star Trek' when I was growing up, because of my dad. We grew up in St. Helens, Oregon and we weren't allowed to watch a lot of TV.

Katee Sackhoff

I am tired of women playing action heroes like men, because they are not men. But sometimes they are written like men.

Katee Sackhoff

A lot of shows fly under the radar for the first couple seasons and then become successful. It doesn't necessarily have any bearing on the success of the show or how much the network is behind it.

Katee Sackhoff

Science fiction fans are awesome - they love you so much that they'll watch anything you do, even if it's complete crap. I never dreamed that I would go to conventions and sit down and have coffee with a Klingon. It's so weird, but it's my life.

Katee Sackhoff

People don't realize that I started in musical theater. That's where my roots are.

Katee Sackhoff

I hate horror movies, with a passion.

Katee Sackhoff

I'm a bit insane when it comes to doing my own stunts and getting down and dirty. It's fun, you know? It's things I wouldn't normally do in my real life, so when I go to work and get to beat people up and shoot guns and get waterboarded, those are things I find completely interesting.

Katee Sackhoff

It's interesting, the things you learn when you're 21. I learned never to get tattoos in the middle of shooting a movie. Because if you're not Angelina Jolie or Megan Fox, they will fire you.

Katee Sackhoff

I grew up in Oregon so I grew up around reservations, so I've always kind of had this knowledge. Not a tremendous amount of knowledge, but an outsider's knowledge of what reservation life was like.

Katee Sackhoff

I grew up watching science fiction and action movies. I love it. I absolutely love it!

Katee Sackhoff

I'm more of a thriller-horror fan - things that could really happen. I don't like scary movies, the 'Saw' movies scare the crap out of me - I think I've seen two of them and I wanted to go crawl in a hole.

Katee Sackhoff

I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.

Katee Sackhoff

My mom always said, 'Marry someone smarter than yourself, Katee, because No. 1, you're not that smart. And No. 2, then you'll have smart babies.'

Katee Sackhoff

I think every character I play has a physicality to them, so I have to stay in some sort of shape. I'll never be a size two. And I don't want to be a size two.

Katee Sackhoff

I think Gods wrath and purgatory are the only things keeping me on the straight and narrow. I like the idea of purgatory. Its like a cosmic do-over.

Katee Sackhoff