My great-great-grandfather was a shah back in the 1800s. Unfortunately, I don’t have any gold coins or jewels to show for it. – Sarah Shahi
Plyometrics. Hate them. Enough already. Jumping around, using your own body weight is so hard to me. How did we do it as kids? – Sarah Shahi
I just like to go where the material is, whether that’s TV, or movies, or the stage. As long as it’s great writing, it’s pretty much something I can’t resist. – Sarah Shahi
Just because we are women doesn’t mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. – Sarah Shahi
Cheerleading was my way in. It was one of the most rigorous audition processes ever. It definitely groomed me for Hollywood. – Sarah Shahi
When I was in my early 20s, I looked towards exterior things to make me feel sexy – guys, clothes, shoes, etc. Now it’s all about how I feel internally. – Sarah Shahi
I know it sounds weird, but my definition of ‘sexy’ has changed as I’ve gotten older. And being smart and informed makes me feel sexier than any outfit. – Sarah Shahi
I hate girls who complain, ‘Oh, guys are looking at me!’ But I love it when guys check me out. It just feels great. – Sarah Shahi
Once you’re sort of pigeonholed into something, it’s quite difficult to get out of it. I have no aversion to playing a gay character again, but it would definitely have to be the right role. – Sarah Shahi
Honestly, as an actor, all I need to know, the way I kind of look at a scene, is like a puzzle. There are certain puzzle pieces that are bigger than others, and all I need to know is if this is going to fit here to make this part of the puzzle work. – Sarah Shahi
My favorite workouts are the ones that don’t feel like I’m working out! So, dance is a big one. Another is any kind of isolated moves, like ballet moves. Anything that works the glutes and legs – sign me up! And I like to blast the music. I have to get lost in the music. That helps. – Sarah Shahi
I came from a single parent household. And I had a bad example of what a husband and father could be and how irresponsible a father could be. So because of that, I didn’t want to get married or have kids. – Sarah Shahi
Growing up, I loved Morticia Addams and Lily Munster on one hand, and Jeannie from ‘I Dream of Jeannie’ on the other. Two completely different ends of the spectrum, kind of like me. – Sarah Shahi
My views on equality are pretty obvious. I mean, I did play a highly complex lesbian techno DJ on TV, but I know it’s not always easy to come out and tell the world where you stand. – Sarah Shahi
My mother raised three kids on her own, so I was taught that to be a working mom was a good thing. – Sarah Shahi
The goal as an actor is to constantly surround yourself with amazing artists who challenge you and make you grow. – Sarah Shahi
To sit next to Walter Hill, and to be able to exchange ideas back and forth, and for him to be able to tell you that he likes what you’re doing – I don’t know. I kind of pinch myself. – Sarah Shahi
I had a home birth because I really believe in the body’s natural ability to give birth. The medical profession has kind of warped women’s minds into thinking we don’t know how to birth and we need doctors and epidurals and Pitocin. – Sarah Shahi
It’s fun to work on location because you get the look and feel of everything, but it’s nice to be on a stage because you can control the elements. – Sarah Shahi
NFL cheerleading is harder than most people think. They train up to six hours every day with games on Sundays. They gave me a great work ethic. – Sarah Shahi
