Top 60 Hannah Simone Quotes

Once you get a kitten, the natural thing you do is take a billion photos.

I went to Coachella once, and it was only to go see Leonard Cohen. I got in the car and sat through all the crazy traffic in L.A. to get there – instead of a two hour drive, it takes, like, six hours. Then I watched his set and turned around and left. I just so wanted to see him perform in the desert.

Flirting is funny. And it’s awkward and weird.

The greatest thing about ‘New Girl’ is that you never can predict what is next!

Growing up, I remember watching TV, and I didn’t see a lot of people who looked like me, especially someone who passed as a glamorous model on a mainstream TV show.

The thing I learned about being in this industry is the core of hosting and the core of acting is authenticity. So if you’re just real in those moments, no matter what you’re doing, that’s what translates and makes you successful.

America’s Next Shuffle Cat contest proved to be not only entertaining, but a rare chance for me to have an opportunity to host and judge some of the nation‘s cutest cats as they strutted the catwalk.

My cats, Jacob and Frank, mean the world to me, and by partnering once again with Fresh Step with the power of Febreze, I’m raising awareness for its Million Meow Mission to help every shelter cat find a forever home.

A friend of mine and I would go to this dirty little bar in Toronto that has karaoke every Tuesday night, and one night, we noticed that the only other person in there was Derek Jeter.

My mom, well, she’s half Greek, half German–Italian; born in England. She’s just a nomad. She loves Middle Eastern style, Indian style, so much so that she ended up having Indian babies.

The things that I care about have never changed.

Clinique’s Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Chunky Cherry is perfect for people with my skin tone.

I’ve been on stage since I was nine years old, and I kind of stumbled into the world of hosting. That, to me, was the thing I had to build a skill set for.

When you’re going through a breakup, you should just let yourself feel everything so you can get over it as opposed to pretending everything’s okay and dragging it out.

We want to bring awareness for all those cats still searching for their forever home and not only help them find their perfect match but also make the transition home a success.

The Canadians kind of look out for each other a little bit.

The hardest part of my job, daily, is to not laugh while we shoot.

I am passionate about human rights.

It comes down to personal style, and that’s what’s sexy and attractive in a man.

After I graduated in Vancouver, I had been working on a book about war-affected children and land mines with the foreign minister – he was working at a place on campus and hired me. I then got a job as a Human Rights and Refugees Officer in London, and I loved working there.

Take risks! I’m embracing bold prints.

If you look at my career path, I was a human rights and refugees officer for the United Nations. I helped research a book for Lloyd Axworthy. I’ve worked in coffee shops. I’ve sold clothes. I’ve hosted TV shows, and now I’m acting.

We all have our strengths and our failings.

If I could travel back in time, I’d bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.

I worked at the United Nations.

It’s aspirational for me. I’ve lived as a cat lady. I’m happy to be a cat lady. I’ll continue to be a cat lady. Just bring them all to my house, and I’ll keep them all, no problem.

Millions of cats are in shelters across the country waiting for a loving parent or family to bring them home.

I have an extended family of close friends, guy and girls.

Physical intimacy is easy. Emotional intimacy is hard.

The thing about dating someone who listens to a totally different genre than you is they can help you find things to appreciate in that genre.

I move countries every three or four years. I was born in London, and we lived in Canada. Then we lived in Saudi Arabia until the Gulf War broke out, when we were forced to leave. Then we hop-scotched for a while from Holland back to Canada back to Saudi Arabia. Then there was D-day, so we had to get out again.

I’m a huge cook! I’m actually trying to write my first cookbook. I make an Indian-spice Bolognese and serve it over pasta. It’s a combination of flavors that people aren’t used to.

I’ve never been on a date.

The first concert that my parents took me to was in this canyon in Saudi Arabia called Buttermilk Canyon. You sleep under the stars in the desert, and ex-pats – German, Swiss, Canadian, American – would play classical music that filled the whole canyon.

I think eventually I’d love to get into directing.

I guess there are all these women with a big secret – they’re hiding men they are ashamed of. They come up to me and say: ‘I’ve been dating this guy for six months in secret but none of my friends know. I can’t give him up even though he’s embarrassing.’

I should give a TED Talk about my TV-marathoning skills. It’s my sport.

My life is so crazy! I learned early on to really embrace change and enjoy the ride.

I played ping-pong with Prince. That’s pretty surreal. He gave me a lesson before we played; like, he’s great. He’s a master at it, so I took the free lesson.

An eyelash curler changes your entire face. It opens your eyes up.

Indian weddings, visually, they’re so stunning.

Women are no longer being defined by where they were born or their colour. That’s huge.

I grew up in Saudi Arabia and India and Cyprus, and I lived in a war-zone myself, and, I mean, I had a pretty bizarre, I guess, nomadic childhood, and so I was really drawn to international relations and political science.

I went to high schools in four different countries. The gift is that you can constantly reinvent yourself. I still feel that freedom. One day, I’ll wear a dress I got in India; the next, Converse sneakers and jeans.

The song that makes me the happiest when someone sings it is Cher’s ‘If I Could Turn Back Time.’

If someone wants to take me on a date? I don’t know if I’d say no.

‘Curvy‘ is just a polite way of saying ‘fat.’

Everything I’ve done I’ve always kind of jumped in headfirst, and it’s been a learning curve. Even MuchMusic, I had never done live television before, and all of a sudden you show up, and they’re like, ‘You ready kid? Let’s go.’

I am a little obsessed with surprise kitty.

You can’t force chemistry. It’s either there or it’s not. You can’t create it.

Fusion fashion – that’s what I’m inspired by, taking all these different cultures and then trying to put it together that a girl here would love to wear.

When people tell really good stories in songs, I really like it.

It just seemed like an unattainable dream to go down to Los Angeles and to land a professional working, acting gig on a show that you really love with a character you really connect with. That doesn’t seem possible; that seems insane.

Everyone is your friend if you say yes, but say no and watch how they react. It’s been a huge life lesson for me.

I would not give up my eyelash curler.

That’s so romantic, to wake up and find that he’s packed a bag – and that for the next 48 hours, everything is taken care of.

Working opposite Max Greenfield is the best job in the world. He’s just incredible.

I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.

The best place to live is where you are right now.

That is the most liberating thing to feel as an actor: that you don’t have to hold back or be afraid. A bit might not work, but it doesn’t matter.