Laura Prepon Quotes

My vintage Levi's are my favorite on the show, 'cause they really fit.

They have to be able to spark my interest so I want to pursue it, and they have to have an awesome personality, really laid-back. All those things are sexy to me.

I love being a redhead. It's a rare thing, so I think there's a bond between redheads.

So, I went to Germany and ended up parasailing around this castle. I was in Germany sightseeing, eating Bratwurst and hanging out in beer gardens. And then, I got back from Germany and got a call where they were like, "We need to fly you to New York tomorrow to read with Taylor [Schilling]." I was like, "Wait, for Alex, the manipulative drug-smuggling lesbian girl?!," and they were like, "Yeah."

Here’s the thing, making out with a girl on camera … They’re beautiful and soft. I get why you guys are into it.

I never think of myself as any kind of sex symbol, but I get letters from all over, all sorts. It's really cool. I get a lot from inmates, which is kind of scary. But the best was the guy who wanted to send me a plane ticket to fly me to his prom.

The fact that anyone would find me sexy is very, very flattering, but ridiculous. I so don't believe it. But I'm flattered. Truth is, I don't lift a finger to look sexy. Ever.

The main thing I learned doing love scenes with a woman was, if it's there, it's there.

It was really cool because you can tell that she directs in a way that she wants to be spoken to, as an actress. That's really nice, and you appreciate that. Dealing with the actors was more important to her than anything else, which was really nice.

You can always turn a bad kisser into a good one.

And my mouth is not a sewer, although some people may think it is.

I like to think I'll just be walking down the street one day and stop and meet someone, like, Oh my god, you're awesome, and then we start dating.

I've realized how important it is to have women in your life. You get to a certain age where you're like, 'I need women around.'

Well, I had done nudity in one other thing, but nudity for an actress is a very particular thing. It has to do with the material, and making sure it's not gratuitous, that it's done in a way that's shot beautifully, and it's for a reason. And I'd never played a lesbian before.

Well, the clothes are really cool that we wear. The sets are so funny, because it's like everything is so real.

Food is a passion because I basically grew up in a kitchen.

There's nothing you could say that would shock me.

There is a much bigger picture we are all striving for. To sweat the small stuff just stresses you out for no reason.

When I finally started to heal, that was the inspiration.

I'm the tomboy so I got to be a little butch.

I don't want to do anything like Can't Hardly Wait, I don't want to do anything like Scream. I saw all those movies, and they were good, but they're just not what I want to do.

I don't know how people recognize me.

I've never played a manipulative, drug-smuggling lesbian before. For me, it's pushing me in an area that's great. There are days when I'd read the script and I'd be like, "Oh, God, I can't believe I have to do that."

When I have to do a scene where I feel vulnerable as an actress, I always grow from those experiences, so I welcome them. Even though it may not feel amazing at first. You have to embrace it and use it to improve yourself.

Netflix is amazing 'cause they trust the creator to do their job, and they trust us to do our job. They're really smart and just let us do our thing and deliver a great job.

For me, personally, I watch pretty much everything on Netflix, and I watch all the episodes in a row, when I can.

I'm the type of person that will do triple sessions in one day. I'll do Pilates, I'll do spinning, and then I'll go to the gym and do weights - which is insane.

People in general have a preconceived idea of what prison is, from seeing documentaries or whatever.

Food is a passion because I basically grew up in a kitchen. My mother was a gourmet chef and I'm the youngest of five kids. We would always congregate in the kitchen.

Working hard and appreciating the accomplishments that have come from that keeps me grounded.

Every girl on TV, in real life, sure you want to meet that soul mate and fall in love and have the big thing, but until that happens, you gotta kiss a lot of frogs.

I used to wear boxers and a tank top, but now I sleep in the nude. It's kind of weird, because I used to have to wear something to bed, whether it was a tank top or whatever. And now if I have any clothes at all on, it's really hard to get to sleep.

I love entertaining and doing Martha Stewart stuff.

In any character I ever play, whether she's good or bad or whatever, my most important thing is heart.

When you work with an actor, it's cool because they know what it's like to be directed themselves. Jodie directed a scene with me and Taylor that was when she starts talking to me again in prison and it's our first actual confrontation that we have, where some stuff comes out.

It's cool because you get to see that some of these women are there because they should be. They're actually not good people to be in society. And then, other people are there because they just made a really retarded mistake.

It's funny, I used to say on 'That 70′s Show', you could really put us in any decade, and it was about the people and the characters and that we cared about each other.

But, I swear, they’re turning Donna into Annie Hall this season. More ties. More suits. But they’re also keeping her really motivated, ya know? Like, wanting to be a rock journalist. Wanting to be the first woman president.

But now that I'm a blonde, guys are so blatant about coming on to me.

I always have really fresh, hormone-free, additive-free chicken, healthy veggies, and brown rice in the fridge to grab because I'm always on the go.

Of course, we're supportive of the gay and lesbian community. I've just never portrayed that on camera. Once I met Taylor [Schilling] I knew that it was going to be really comfortable and okay, but the nudity was a little bit of an issue for me.

Even in real life, I'd rather hang out with guys.

To make a long story short, I auditioned for the role of Piper because I read the pilots every year and this show was head-and-shoulders above any pilot I've read in awhile. It was amazing. So, I read for Piper and I knew that I wasn't really right for it, but I loved it so much that I wanted to read for it.

On a lot of shows that I've done, we had the same directors, which was cool. But then, it's also great to do shows where the director changes every week because you get to see all these different personalities and see what you like dealing with better, as an actor. But, Jodie was amazing.

I know that many ailments can be healed with food by nourishing your body instead of taking drugs.

Modest. When they meet me, they think I'm going to be outgoing, but I like things low-key. I don't like people to think I'm bragging.

The worst diets are ones that restrict your calories too much and try to trick your body. You have no energy, and it's ridiculous.

I'm not a sun person.

Free love sounds great.

My family was very unorthodox. My mother was very eccentric and amazing. She always treated us like adults.