Victoria Ainslie Pratt (born December 18, 1970) is a Canadian actress, author, and fitness model.
I think people are just shocked to see me walking around. It's weird. When they see you on TV, they don't expect to see you in a store.
I competed in track for 10 years and have been doing kickboxing forever.
Most women don't play like guys do: they don't wrestle, fight, get into brawls. They don't know how to express themselves in a physical, active way.
I desperately want a dog, but I've been told I travel too much, and I'm not allowed to have a dog.
When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss.
I hate hearing about actors who don't like the show. There are so many actors out there who'd give their right arm for what I'm getting to do.
I know what it's like to live in a cold climate. I grew up in the Snow Belt, north of Toronto in Canada, and I did years and years of running outside.
There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.
It doesn't help anybody to put out a bad script.
I can't say that I've made the transition to movies.
In terms of being a role model, I didn't start out to be one. I don't go to work every day with that in mind. But, I do get a lot of fan mail from young girls.
I've been really fortunate to go from series to series to series.
I never was really into comics as a child, and I think if you miss the boat when you're a kid, you don't necessarily pick up on it when you're an adult.
My first paying job, when I was 15, I was a day camp counselor.
That's the thing with sci-fi and action roles. You have to play the danger as real. If you don't, you end up with egg on your face. You have to commit. You can't think about how stupid it might look without the special effects.
I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
Acting isn't the be-all end-all. There are a lot of other things in my life that will bring me joy if I didn't act anymore.
I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.
The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes.
We take the show very seriously, but we don't take ourselves seriously.