Moira Kelly

Moira: (on choosing roles) I read it, and realize if it's a character I can commit to. I usually know by, say, the fifteenth page, whether or not I want to do the script. There's a lot I won't do. I've done films that were violent and films with nudity, but there's a fine line between what's necessary and what's not. I'll ask myself, 'Does it glorify it? Are these characters that grow and learn from it?'

Moira: I would vote for anyone who is willing to clean house in Washington and get back to the actual issues at hand rather than getting bogged down by involving themselves in people's personal lives.

Moira: Growing up Catholic has been a gift. Being in the movie business is hard. There are a lot of battles to face, and if I didn't have that religious core -- that base to turn to - I would be truly lost.

Moira: (on voice acting) As an actor, when you're just relying on your voice, it's just a nice dynamic to focus on. Rather than the full picture, it's just one unique element of performance.

Moira: (on working with the young stars of "One Tree Hill"; in a 2004 interview) I think I'm very easy on a set. I don't demand too much. I just love to work, and I love the interaction with fellow actors. Maybe the kids feel that ease. I wouldn't say I'm on their level, because I've realized on this show that there definitely is a gap between 21 and 36, but they're really excited. For a lot of them, this is their first big show. When we all get together and have a big scene that we're enjoying, I think that comes across.

Moira: They used to say I was a younger Winona Ryder and that always made me laugh because I'm three years older than she is.

Moira: It's great to have money and lot of things in life, but you usually sacrifice some other things that can make for some miserable living.

Moira: I've always been something of a tomboy, but I get more of the [reaction] with short hair than with long. I get "cute" with short and I get "sexy" with long.

Moira: I did everything I could to stay in college and pay my own way, so I think that if success hadn't come so quickly, I would still be pursuing it.

Moira: I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing.

Moira: When I was [starting out as an actor], I didn't want to ask too many questions. Sometimes that's good. Making mistakes can teach you a lot. It's not an easy industry to be in when you are young. My advice: 'keep your ears and eyes open, never listen to the critics and don't believe your own press.

Moira: My parents were equals. My dad didn't overpower my mom, and she didn't overpower my dad. They both knew what their jobs were in the relationship. They both had their separate opinions, but they both knew the goal they needed to reach, and they worked at it together.