Top 40 Keri Russell Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Sometimes it’s the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.”

— Keri Russell

2. “Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.”

— Keri Russell

3. “Dear Baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for 20 minutes straight and that’s all they do. They don’t pull away. They don’t look at your face. They don’t try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight, without an ounce of selfishness to it.”

— Keri Russell

4. “Yeah, I like being on my own. I do. I tend to be a loner, so I’m okay. I’m not okay when I have to be around everyone all the time.”

— Keri Russell

5. “I am literally the worst person at keeping secrets. I’d be the worst spy of all time.”

— Keri Russell

6. “I know not every mom is a secret KGB spy, but every mom has this whole other life. Every dad and every person has this whole other life.”

— Keri Russell

7. “Who knows? Maybe years from now I’ll be on a ranch in Colorado with 10 kids. The whole point of life is to experience a little bit of everything, and I think it’s better when there are a few surprises thrown in.”

— Keri Russell

8. “Sometimes you don’t want the truth. Sometimes you’re like, “Oh just tell me the good answer. I don’t want the truth.””

— Keri Russell

9. “People – not just in their teenage years – hold on to this fantasy of love when they’re not ready to have a real relationship.”

— Keri Russell

10. “Growing up, I would say Wonder Woman and Nancy Drew were definite role models for me. Historically, I know Amelia Earhart stands out for me.”

— Keri Russell

11. “Voiceover work definitely requires it’s own specific muscle. And because you’re not seeing what you’re recording, and all these things are going on, you really have to use your imagination and stay focused and kind of be able to tap your head and rub your belly at the same time.”

— Keri Russell

12. “Everyone should dance more. Everyone should walk more.”

— Keri Russell

13. “There’s no shortage of female role models. They’re everywhere – in history, in literature, in the news. Just look around.”

— Keri Russell

14. “The kind of hero worship you have, when a parent is lost early and you don’t know all their faults and misgivings, is a very strong influence.”

— Keri Russell

15. “When I was on the ‘Mickey Mouse Club,’ there was Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling and Christine Aguilera. But they were 12 and I was 17, so there was a bit of an age difference.”

— Keri Russell

16. “I’m naturally thin, so I don’t have to work too hard at it. I love food, but I also love to work out. I think it makes everything work better.”

— Keri Russell

17. “Naps are the key to relieving stress. When you are working on two hours of sleep, the fact that cheese comes on something when you ordered it with no cheese is enough to send you crying under the covers for an hour.”

— Keri Russell

18. “People expect all women to react the same to pregnancy. But anyone who’s been around pregnant women knows that it’s not all cutesy and sweet. You spaz out and you’re angry and you have tantrums.”

— Keri Russell

19. “I wish I had an invisible plane to take me home to Brooklyn, and I wouldn’t have to ride the subway.”

— Keri Russell

20. “I love doing laundry! It’s so satisfying. I love the way it smells. I love doing the sheets.”

— Keri Russell

21. “Dance has helped me with everything. It was a great foundation for discipline, hard work and, unfortunately, the ever-elusive idea of perfection. It lends itself easily to fight choreography, because that’s what it really is. Choreography. And knowing how to move with someone.”

— Keri Russell

22. “I personally adore origin stories – they’re so intriguing, learning what shaped and formed a character.”

— Keri Russell

23. “I stayed really physical during my pregnancy. I stuck to my normal pre-pregnancy workout, minus the stomach exercises and twisting. I really felt it helped my whole well-being.”

— Keri Russell

24. “Dance is definitely what I love doing much more than anything else.”

— Keri Russell

25. “I was a huge fan of ‘Arrested Development,’ and there’s just something it tickles in me and it’s bright and it’s hilarious.”

— Keri Russell

26. “I feel better in my mind when I work out. It makes everything better.”

— Keri Russell

27. “I would splurge on a great pair of high heels, because you can wear them to something fancy, but regular clothes? I’d rather go on a trip than spend $10,000 on clothes, and fly first class as a treat.”

— Keri Russell

28. “We all have some version of a fantasy that’s easy to escape to, and we all want a real relationship where there’s a common give-and-take and you’re seen for who you are, and appreciated for that.”

— Keri Russell

29. “I think love is a great catalyst for many characters to further the story or their own growth.”

— Keri Russell

30. “Acting is a strange profession, and, yes, sometimes I struggle with its worth, its value in the world.”

— Keri Russell

31. “It’s sad when girls think they don’t have anything going on except being pretty.”

— Keri Russell

32. “I don’t have time for any special skin routines. Many a night I go to bed with the gloppy mascara and all.”

— Keri Russell

33. “When you are 16 you are supposed to be doing cool things, like sneaking alcohol, not living in Disney World and doing skits about mice.”

— Keri Russell

34. “Acting happened to me. If I had pursued it, I think it would have been like someone going to a bar, desperately looking for love and not finding anyone.”

— Keri Russell

35. “I think people like to be thrilled and excited. And a scary movie is a safe way to do that because you’re not actually doing it. It’s entertainment. You know that you’re in the confines of this two-hour space of safety in the movie house.”

— Keri Russell

36. “Eating a cookie never feels strange. I am a big believer in food in general.”

— Keri Russell

37. “Anything that opens you up emotionally is going to impact your acting. Parenthood, becoming a mom, certainly does that.”

— Keri Russell

38. “I don’t think I ate a green vegetable until I was 30. I didn’t grow up with a mom who enforced that at all.”

— Keri Russell

39. “I like getting to be in the adult world a little bit and then getting to be in the mom world and cook dinners. And, for me, that balance is what makes it nice.”

— Keri Russell

40. “I think the good stories are those where the character decides to break away and do something different.”

— Keri Russell

41. “Personally, I’m a real wimp with scary movies. I get so scared.”

— Keri Russell