Danica McKellar Quotes

"Math is like going to the gym for your brain. It sharpens your mind."

"I love surprises - champagne and strawberries, all that pampering, romantic stuff. Guys ought to know how to pamper their women properly."

"I tell students that even if they don't like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool - a tool that not only builds the foundation for a great career, but that also builds self-confidence, no matter what they choose to do with their lives."

"What I got which was unusual, especially as a child actress, was parents who believed that Hollywood was not that important. They told us education, family, health, all come first and they meant it."

"There's nothing unclassy about being naked, if it's appropriate."

"A lot of girls think they have to choose between being the smart geeky type or the beautiful bimbo."

"It delights me that I don't fit the stereotype of an actress."

"I was born in San Diego, and we moved to Los Angeles when I was seven. A couple of years later, I started acting!"

"There's no reason to stereotype yourself. Doing math is like going to the gym - it's a workout for your brain and it makes you smarter."

"When I got to college, I was intending to study film. But I found that my brain was feeling mushy, so I took a few math classes. I started doing really well at them, and solving equations was this, like, drug rush."

"Keep an eye on what your kids are seeing online. Parents need to stay involved in what their children are being exposed to. It's so important."

"Look at Michelle Pfeiffer: My God, she's 50 years old, but she is still so sexy. If I were into women, I would be totally into her."

"Believe it or not, lots of people change their majors and abandon their dreams just to avoid a couple of math classes in college."

"I used to love to go to the movies - I'd see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started... now that I think about it, that's kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I don't sneak in anymore."

"I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural - no epidural, no interventions. Wish me luck."

"In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math."

"It's really cool when a guy tips 20 per cent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done."

"One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It's structures and patterns, and that's what we love, and that's what we get off on."

"When you do a lot of acting your entire life, you see the entire set from one point of view. To have a chance to step back and pull it all together is really exciting. You want to do it all; you want to have a hand in everything."

"Math proficiency is the gateway to a number of incredible careers that students may never have considered."

"I played Winnie Cooper on 'The Wonder Years' from ages 12-18, and did a few other movies during some of the summers."

"I've done a little directing, but I love acting more."

"I love acting. Acting is a true love of mine, acting and math. Although they are both creative, they use very different sides of your brain. And I love both. Acting is my first love, and that's my main career, it really is."

"Acting is my first love, and that's my main career, it really is."

"I learned my French through school. I was lucky in that the tutor on 'The Wonder Years' set spoke fluent French."

"My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that there's a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and that's the way I'd like to convey them myself."

"When I originally entered UCLA, I had planned to go for a film major, but I kept finding myself taking math classes for fun, 'cause I missed them from high school!"

"A reciprocal of a fraction is found by flipping it upside down. If you want the reciprocal of a mixed number or a whole number, just convert it to an improper fraction, and then flip it!"

"I'm the kind of person that responds strongly to a challenge."

"Teenage girls these days are more and more getting lured into thinking they should dumb themselves down, and that's going to attract the wrong kind of guy, and it's serious. It's serious business."