More Quotes by Adina Porter
I'm a working actor, and I want to stay a working actor, and I want everybody happy.
I'm very happy to be a working actor.
Growing up, I didn't know about the Japanese internment camps until I saw a movie of the week as an adult. I remember going, 'How come that wasn't covered in history class?' Moving to California, you run into people whose grandparents lost everything and their businesses and were put in these internment camps.
Work is hard, but being a mom is harder.
I read. It affects every decision that I make. Every dollar that I spend, every dollar that I make.
You can so easily be dismissed as a thug or hysterical if you're a woman if you don't keep your rage in check.
I guess I'm a pretty curious person. I like doing new things. I like being challenged. I'm competitive. Trying to beat my personal best.
I work out. I used to go to yoga every day. Now I just incorporate yoga into my warm-up and my cool down. I drink a lot of water, and I go to therapy.
I don't strive for balance. I just try to get through my to-do list, with my kids' homework being at the top of it, and then try to prepare for the next audition or whatever scene I'm shooting next. Balance.
I come from a theater background, so I always like to dissect the scene and try to get some hint about what the author was trying to get at. I still look up the meaning of the name of the character to see if there are any clues in that.
