Michelle Trachtenberg

“I'm a native New Yorker. I'm a tough girl.”

“I've been a target my entire life. I've been a target of the tabloids. I've been a target of other people. I've been a target of my own insecurities.”

“I'm not a waif-y girl and never will be. I think it's healthy when fitness experts encourage women to be healthy and fit, rather than thin.”

“I've learned that you have to be your own advocate. You have to speak up for yourself and for what you believe in.”

“I think it's important to be able to laugh at yourself and not take things too seriously.”

“I'm a homebody. I'd rather be in the kitchen cooking than out at a bar.”

“Fashion should be fun. It shouldn't be a stressful thing.”

“You have to be confident in your own skin and be proud of yourself. That's the most important thing.”

“Being on a show like 'Buffy' is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

“I'm not the girl who's going to be in the magazines with no makeup on. I like my makeup.”

“I've always been a bit of a chameleon. I've always liked to change my look.”

“I don't think you can be a director without a kind of sense of irony and a sense of humor.”