“I am learning that in life it is OK to travel in darkness, not knowing what your next move is.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m very simplistic. I like jewelry that is small, that is a statement piece but with a delicate statement.”
― Cobie Smulders
“A stay-at-home mom is a working mom. Being a stay-at-home mom is a job.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The experience of pregnancy – it depends on your situation, but it can be quite isolating.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I seek out things that terrify me, like an improv class. I’m terrified of sharks, but I scuba dive. I’m not good at auditioning, but I force myself to do it all the time. I’ve never met anybody who is fearless, but the more you push against your own boundaries, the easier it becomes to push.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Just do your best. I find that if I set that goal for myself and no one else, I feel good.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The Marvel world is a pure joy to be a part of.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Anytime anybody jumps out at me, I scream.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. And even now, I’m still like, ‘Maybe I’ll just quit the biz and go to Santa Cruz and study marine biology and have my own research center in the Bahamas.’ Yeah, I’m sure it would be just that smooth.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I love macaroni and cheese. I could eat it every meal of the day.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I was on a strict diet to stay in shape for ‘Jack Reacher,’ but each day on set in New Orleans, catering dropped off delicious food at my trailer.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m always looking for interesting stories, and I feel in independent film there’s more opportunity.”
― Cobie Smulders
“In my early twenties, I had no idea who I was. And I think that’s one reason you should try different relationships. I’ve had good and bad ones, but I took away things from them that helped me become who I am.”
― Cobie Smulders
“There are two kinds of people in crisis situations – those who fight and those who freeze. I’m a freezer, and that’s just going by the couple of surprise birthday parties I’ve had thrown for me.”
― Cobie Smulders
“There’s something cool about traveling when you’re young. There’s a sense of camaraderie. You learn more about yourself.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I was really into ‘Cocktail’ when I was younger – probably the most – followed by ‘Top Gun.’”
― Cobie Smulders
“I love working out.”
― Cobie Smulders
“One of the great things about turning 30 is figuring out how to dress comfortably and still look good.”
― Cobie Smulders
“When I got the script for ‘Winter Soldier,’ I was so excited to see that my character finally gets to punch somebody! So I took tae kwon do three times a week. I wanted to feel like I could hold my own in a roomful of superheroes.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I don’t allow the stress of the unknown to affect my health, and I listen to my body when it sends me distress signals.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I would really love to sit with Kathryn Hepburn because I find her so interesting.”
― Cobie Smulders
“What’s more awkward than doing a shower scene? Rehearsing a shower scene.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’ve worn stilettos since I was 12, so I have abused my feet to the point of no return.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Before I did ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ I was not considered a comedic actress.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit – people are getting more self-involved.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m a big fan of a lot of graphic novels – ‘Fables,’ ‘Y: The Last Man’ and ‘The Walking Dead,’ which I like a lot more.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I do Pilates because it’s important for me to have a healthy back when I’m 70 so I’m not hunched over and in pain. That’s more important to me than being thin.”
― Cobie Smulders
“When I want to relax, I plop down on my couch and watch some great movie, usually a British drama – anything with Colin Firth.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, I’ve always wanted to be a rock star.”
― Cobie Smulders
“There’s something that feels more organic about watching a stunt that’s done by you. There’s also a feeling of accomplishment doing it yourself.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Models need to be unionized.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I have so many single girlfriends who fit themselves into the mold of what they think a guy’s looking for. But being comfortable around men is about being comfortable with yourself. They gravitate toward confidence. Really, that is what they want to be around.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’ve really been enjoying The Bar Method because I’m not a sweaty mess when we get to my favorite part of class – the end.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I know my body’s limits. I’ve never enjoyed Spin classes, where they’re like, ‘Push it further!’ I’m like, ‘No. If I pull something, I can’t work tomorrow.’ That’s why I gave up Bikram yoga.”
― Cobie Smulders
“There are so many ways to work out, and it is exhausting.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Wonder Woman is such an amazing character.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m not going to be very picky. If something comes to me and I want to do it, I’ll do it.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m just looking for really good projects with varying characters – ones I haven’t done before – so I can continue to grow as an actress.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I like to challenge myself. Whether that’s on television or film or on stage, that’s what I’m going to go for.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I want to do a Tennessee Williams play.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’ve never been the person who’s like, ‘I’ve got to get a four-pack of abs!’ And I’m not the type to go to the gym and run on the treadmill for 45 minutes and then lift weights.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I try to take an exercise class twice a week.”
― Cobie Smulders
“My usual day: a green smoothie for breakfast – if I want to get fancy, it’s eggs on arugula – fruit for a snack, a salad with protein for lunch, and fish and quinoa for dinner.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’ll have pasta two out of seven meals.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Canadians have an inherent good nature, and they are used to being made fun of.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The problem is my movie career is hindering my hockey schedule.”
― Cobie Smulders
“There’s sacrifice involved. Either you’re going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you’re going to spend a ton of time with your kid, and you’re sacrificing your career.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I live a life where I have a huge support system, and I’ve been very lucky.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I come from Canada, and maternity leave is six months to a year, and they also have paternity leave, and I think that there’s something to that. There’s also something to making a more comfortable environment for women to breast feed or to bring their kids into work and to have more nurseries in these office buildings.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I really like the character of Jack Reacher – I thought he was interesting.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Who isn’t a fan of Tom Cruise? He has been in so many amazing movies.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I didn’t really discover ‘Risky Business’ until later in life because I was so young when it came out.”
― Cobie Smulders
“’The Avengers’ made it more believable that I could have been a major in the U.S. Army.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I had to get healthy for a period in my life, so I learned a lot about food and diet.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I love having my husband at home. Especially when I have to leave the country so he can take care of our children.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m pretty money savvy. My dad made me read ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ when I was 12 – this investing book about how to manage your money and be smart. So I’m kind of like a grandmother.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I went to a cleansing retreat in the desert where I didn’t eat for eight days and experienced hunger-driven hallucinations.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I had tumors on both ovaries, and the cancer had spread into my lymph nodes and surrounding tissues.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I don’t think I’ll ever feel like I’m cancer-free.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I would love to do another ‘Jack Reacher’ movie.”
― Cobie Smulders
“People always let me know when their team beats the Canucks.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I saw ‘Starbuck’ before I ever knew I would be involved in ‘Delivery Man,’ but I liked it, and then a couple of months went by, and I really knew I wanted to audition for it when it became available.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m coming to that realization that I’m going to be seen as a mom to someone, and it makes you think about your own parents. You know, who were they?”
― Cobie Smulders
“One of the major complaints for long-running shows is that they become mundane.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I keep fooling people into giving me jobs, and now I’m on Broadway. It’s always something I’ve wanted to be a part of, and I can’t believe that this is the experience I’m having.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I had a daily 30 minute pushup routine. Then I boxed 3 times a week for about an hour. And then, I had the trainer come to my house an average of 1 to 2 times a week.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I have a very flexible and easy schedule that affords me a wonderful lifestyle in Los Angeles. I’m able to be a very present mother, able to pursue other projects.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The quality of television is becoming so good from an actor standpoint, where you get to do these amazing scenes with amazing directors and cinematography.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’d love to shoot something in Toronto; I’d love to bring something to Canada. I’m dying to shoot something in Vancouver where I’m from.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Joss Whedon is the best man on the planet.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I think everybody feels their pregnancy differently, and for me, I was so in work mode.”
― Cobie Smulders
“’The L-Word’ was such a great show because of the amazing writing and characters, but maybe because it was such a new concept, people couldn’t pick up on it, but I think it was down to the dynamic characters and how well done it was.”
― Cobie Smulders
“We have very strict rules about TV and film in my house.”
― Cobie Smulders
“For some reason, when I think feminism, I think, like, ‘Well, you can’t include men if you’re talking about feminism and being a feminist,’ so I get a little bit muddled. I find it to be a bit grey. Then if you say you are not a feminist, that means that you’re not pro-woman!”
― Cobie Smulders
“I played football for 12 years, but I would always trick myself into exercise, like by taking a dance class.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I remember taking a self-defence class when I was 16, and of course I don’t remember any of it.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Self-defence helps with your confidence, and if you ever find yourself in that type of situation, you are more physically capable.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I felt very patriotic playing a New York City cop.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The great thing about being on a series for nine years is you get to see the characters grow and change.”
― Cobie Smulders
“When you’re doing a movie, it’s finite – you have a trajectory of where your character’s going, and you follow that. Then the storybook closes.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I think to be a good model, you have to enjoy having your picture taken, and I never really did.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I still don’t find myself a very confident person about my looks or my body.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I would drive down in my Volkswagen Jetta to Los Angeles and just audition, audition, audition, audition, and hopefully get something. I did that for two years, and the third year I came down, I auditioned for ‘How I Met Your Mother.’”
― Cobie Smulders
“Just when your ovaries should be brimming with youthful follicles, cancerous cells overtook mine, threatening to end my fertility and potentially my life.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Thankfully, gratefully, cancer did not get the best of me.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The best of me now lives on in my two little women, baby girls I was lucky enough to be able to make with my own body.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I just feel honored to play Wonder Woman in some incarnation. She’s got such history, and she’s, like, the first female superhero.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I feel like starring in a TV show is such a fun thing.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’ve been doing ‘How I Met Your Mother’ for so long, and it’s been so great, and I just feel like it’s second nature at this point.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I wish that we, as women, spent as much time on the well-being of our insides as we do with our looks on the outside.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Joss Whedon, he is really hands-on, and he wants every character to have a life on and off screen.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Since my article in ‘Women’s Health’ came out, I have had so many conversations with women about their own battles with cancer, and it feels so empowering to open up this dialogue and learn from each other.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I got really into SoulCycle for a bit.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to designers, but I love going to fashion shows just to see the other personalities that show up. It’s such an eclectic group, and everybody is sort of like an artist.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I usually wear a lot of really thin gold bands and small studs. Nothing too big.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I think it’s really important to get in early and for women to do mammograms, to do screenings, to do all these things that aren’t always necessarily covered by Medicare, by insurances, and to really start working to get those more available for people.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I actually kind of prefer working with an ensemble. It’s just cool to be surrounded by such great people.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’m a very private person.”
― Cobie Smulders
“When you’re driving Tom Cruise around, and he’s literally a race car driver, and you’re supposed to be driving like you really know what you’re doing… It’s quite intimidating.”
― Cobie Smulders
“’The Avengers’ happened because I’m friends with Joss Whedon, and he sort of brought me into the mix when they were looking for Maria Hill.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Going to the Comic Cons and meeting people – that’s a fun energy to be around.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I studied acting throughout high school, then modelling took over because it brought more opportunity. When I quit modelling, coming back to Vancouver, I registered at the University of Victoria.”
― Cobie Smulders
“My plan is to stay in New York for as long as I can and do some theater out here and just keep working creatively.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I like to think that I’m extremely method with my tactics on getting work.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I left ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and jumped right onto an episode of ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.,’ the TV show. I wrapped, and the next day I was on set shooting ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’”
― Cobie Smulders
“I’ve been in ‘Avengers’ films, but I don’t do a lot of the action parts. There are superheroes in the movie! People would much rather see them fight each other!”
― Cobie Smulders
“The hardest thing is getting fake hit. You really have to sell it. Somebody comes at you and stops a couple inches from your face. You have to react like it’s painful. In my training, those were the days I was more sore, doing gut punches or getting thrown against walls. You’re moving your body in a way that’s not natural.”
― Cobie Smulders
“The real women who decide to enlist to work their way up in the ranks to become a Major in the United States Army are some freakin’ tough broads.”
― Cobie Smulders
“Sometimes I feel like women of the world who are single moms and are working in Walmart are the strongest women out there, and that’s what’s really exciting to me is being all these different types of women.”
― Cobie Smulders
“We’re lucky to live in a country where we have freedom of speech, and I don’t know what the other Avengers are up to, personally, but I know they’re all really good people.”
― Cobie Smulders
“They’re inherently good people, every single person that I’ve ever worked with on an ‘Avengers’ film. I think they want to do good, and they want people to be happy, and they want to speak what they believe.”
― Cobie Smulders
“It’s just extremely difficult to shoot with five dogs. They’re great, and the people who handle them are amazing. But they’re animals.”
― Cobie Smulders
“I won’t say no to projects I believe in if there’s a good story there.”
― Cobie Smulders
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