Kristin Bauer Van Straten Quotes

One lesson I got from Gandhi, 'Be the change you want to see,' haunts me. I just feel like I can't keep stomping around pointing the finger at BP when I am supporting the oil industry with my very own dollars and actions by buying their products, helping to pay their mortgage - plastic is from oil... polyester, shower curtains.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

My acting teacher used to say that people reveal themselves in their opposites.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

So much of our lives are defined by habit or what the guy next to us is doing, never wondering and knowing who and what we support with our actions, from the detergent Mom always used, to my favorite dish I make... A lot of my life is unexamined habit.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

I am no longer able to be anonymous.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

Unless you're a serial killer, you're worried about being liked by somebody.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

My personal style is really comfy: flats, tennis shoes, ponytails, no makeup.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

The movies and TV shows I like to watch tend to put their characters in situations where they have to dig deeper.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

Sometimes I'll read an audition and I'll get a very strong first impression about who the person is, and I usually go with it.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

People can do all kinds of things that maybe aren't wise in hindsight because of jealousy.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

I paint. I love the visual arts.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

I can watch endless humans get killed, but if I see a movie and they kill a dog, I practically want to walk out.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

One of my main techniques for acting is I try to know almost nothing beyond the words that I have to say, because that's my zone of control.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten

I, personally, like to get dressed and then do my makeup and hair in about five minutes.

- Kristin Bauer van Straten