Jaimie Alexander
I generally keep my diet pretty healthy, but if there's pizza, I'll eat it.Collection: Diet
I'm a very physical person. I hug people more so than shake hands.
I went through some training with a Navy SEAL. I had to learn how to submerge myself underwater and hold my breath, how to move without creating waves, and how to be very stealth.
The tattoo on my wrist has the letters 'ES,' which stands for 'elephant shoe.' It's something I used to say when I was younger instead of 'I love you' and it reminds me to remain childlike at times and to not take myself too seriously.
I'm a huge comic book fan, and I've read a lot from all different comic book outlets.
Never be ashamed of what or how you feel... just be honest.
I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to read the script and whatever hits me in my stomach, like deep down, I just go with it. And the director kind of molds me whether to go right or left with it.
When I was training, I trained with my younger brother Brady. I would wrestle some of my friends, who I had grown up with, which showed me some moves, but it was never a full on match. When I went to competitions, there were other girls, so I always wrestled girls.
There was one time I wrestled two boys and I beat them both! They weighed a lot less than I did and I think they didn't want to hurt a girl, so I don't know if I really won - I'd like to think I did.
Just for fun, I'm really goofy and I would love to do some stupid comedy. I'm talking, like, crazy, out there, Will Ferrell type of thing. I love it; I think those movies are so funny.
Chris Farley, I was a huge fan of his growing up. I would love to do something kind of slapstick and funny, maybe where I could change my look even a little bit.
I'm pretty healthy, most of the time.
I think that when people look at me, and they look at my height and my voice and my coloring, they automatically think, 'Tough.'
I will never be a waif. I want to market myself as a healthy-looking woman who is an action-star kind of girl.
I'll say this, I'm no stranger to working with a foreign cast, foreign directors, that sort of thing. I love it, because I think that when you have people from different countries, it sort of brings everyone together, it's more of a worldly film.
I actually read 'Wonder Woman,' and here's the thing about her: she's more of a physical presence than anything else. You don't get to really know her on the inside.
I was cast in 'Thor' back in 2009, so it sort of took me out of the running for anything tied to DC Comics.
I'm very interested in what makes people tick; people are so weird and complicated.
I find Los Angeles a bit desperate. For me, the energy there is bad.
Not to sound too hippie, but I work so much off of energy. I'm a Pisces, and that's part of who I am.
I grew up with four brothers. I used to play sports with them. And I liked wearing their clothes. I'd run around in T-shirts, jeans, and baseball caps.
I'm not easily offended, and I have a certain toughness.
I pretty much eat all day to keep my strength up. I'm primarily a vegetarian who has an occasional side of fish.
I think everybody can sort of relate to feeling like the outcast and feeling a bit lost and just craving somebody's attention.
Marvel, I think, on purpose, they don't tell me certain things. Because they know I'll be like, 'So here's what's gonna happen.' But I do know I will be in 'Thor 3' and that Sif will have a very pivotal part in that movie.
Turns out I'm good with guns even though I don't like them.
I used to draw a lot.
Luckily, on 'Kyle XY,' I had great training in being tough and vulnerable at the same time.
I have 9 tattoos of my own.
I love Marvel. I'd be happy to do other projects with them at any time. They're a great company - I love all the guys and girls over there - they always are able to get a really fun cast for almost every project they have, which is often. And, of course, who doesn't want to be a superhero?
I like Oribe mousse; however I don't use too many hair products. I'm a huge fan of bandanas and hats.
I like to remove my makeup with oil. Face wash tends to dry your skin out and strip your natural pH balance.
I don't ever wear makeup to the gym, but if I'm coming from work, I might have eyeliner on.
I occasionally wear Miss Dior perfume. It's quite elegant and feminine. It reminds me of a romantic evening out.
Any time I am nervous, I do a couple of yoga breaths, and I am fine.
A lot of women think being thin is the way to go, but I prefer to have some meat on my bones.
Life is about trusting your feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories, learning from the past, and realizing people change.Collection: Life
I think all the fight stuff. I'm cut out for that. I used to wrestle in high school so I really love it, yeah. I love all the fighting and martial arts. Hey, why am I not up there? Oh, it's just a rehearsal. Keep going.Collection: Art
I'm a very physical person. I hug people, more so than shake hands.Collection: Hands
It's kind of a cross between, I think. It's not, you know, over the top Old English, like Lord of the Rings would be or something like that, but there is a very sophisticated air about the Asgardians[?], you know, in their dialogue, and - hold on. Okay. Um, and I'm doing an English accent in the movie.Collection: Thinking
I'm blessed with very fast memorization skills, so I don't have to read it too far in advance.Collection: Blessed
I try to do yoga when I can to make sure that I'm flexible and that I'm not going to tear any muscle or pull anything.Collection: Yoga
I think that when people look at me, and they look at my height and my voice and my coloring, they automatically think, "Tough."Collection: Thinking
I got into the business all by chance. I really enjoy what I do now, but it wasn't always a huge dream of mine. I think I always had thought about it growing up, though.Collection: Dream
If I find the right character, I don't care if it's a film, a television show or a play, I'm gonna do it. Everybody crosses over and it's just one big pool of stuff now.Collection: Character
The first day's always the hardest, because it moves so much faster than a film does and once you get into that rhythm, though, you feel like you've accomplished so much in such a short period of time, so there a bit of comfort in that. You just have to find your rhythm.Collection: Moving
Um, the relationship between Thor and Sif in this movie is quite platonic. I mean, they're good buddies, they've grown up with each other, they're warriors, they fight side by side. We haven't take it to the next level yet. I'm going to throw that in there. But yeah, she kind of thinks he's a little bit pig-headed, but she loves him nevertheless, you know, she's like that's my buddy, I'll do what I can for him.Collection: Mean
Green screen, you know, it's been interesting, it's my first time to ever work with green screen technology, and it's, sometimes it can be really boring because you're like wow, I've got to really imagine all of this stuff around me. But it's low maintenance, which is nice, um, and it's not as hard as I thought it would be, so.Collection: Nice
Television is competitive now, and the great stories live on television right now. I'm finding that I'm enjoying television more than film, these days. That was my motivation to take a TV show.Collection: Motivation
I actually read “Wonder Woman,” and here’s the thing about her: she’s more of a physical presence than anything else. You don’t get to really know her on the inside.Collection: Wonder Woman