I’m really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I’m really excited to be playing her, and overall, I’m really excited to be getting back to my acting roots. – Maria Menounos
So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that. – Maria Menounos
We had four different sets and built 38 flats to use as walls, so we had a major production going on. It’s so much fun when you’re controlling it, but it’s also so much pressure. – Maria Menounos
So now, cut to ten years later, and I’m making this amazing contract with Pantene. It’s incredible. – Maria Menounos
I am honored to be a Bond girl and be a part of the Bond legacy, To star in a video game with Connery, the original Bond, is incredible. – Maria Menounos
Back in the day after I won my first pageant there was an agency that was getting me work on the side. – Maria Menounos
If you take the more general role of going to local stations around the country in Montana or South Carolina or wherever, and start in the local news, it’s a lot more difficult to get to the stories that you want to really cover. – Maria Menounos
Integrity is integrity. I don’t push it to the side because I’m talking to Julia Roberts. – Maria Menounos
There’s something about taking a film from concept to script, through production, and then to see the final thing happening in the edit phase. It’s almost like a miracle in the making. – Maria Menounos
I know that producing will ultimately mean more longevity in the business, so when I’m tired of everything else and want to be behind the cameras, I know that I can produce. – Maria Menounos
The odd thing is, I don’t consider what I do work, because it’s what I love. But it is also an enormous amount of pressure, and you have to work an enormous amount of hours. – Maria Menounos
One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can’t interview someone of that stature. – Maria Menounos
That’s why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good. – Maria Menounos
