Madeline Brewer Quotes

"A mirror reflects what you see, and a black mirror shows the dark side of it."

"I can only speak for myself and what feminism means to me, and that is equality for every human being: equal rights, equal representation, equal pay, etc."

"When I first read the scenes I got to audition, I just could tell there was obviously something there. The writing speaks for itself, but also it's just the fact that 'The Handmaid's Tale' is such an amazing story. I had never read the book before I auditioned."

"I'm not exactly a religious person, but I am very spiritual."

"My mom loves me a lot, and I think if I was taken from her, she would have lost her mind."

"Any story about a powerful woman owning herself in any way is automatically deemed feminist."

"I loved working on 'Grimm.' The entire cast and crew were wonderful and welcoming."

"I really enjoyed entering a new world and getting to know a new character - the world of 'Grimm' and becoming a Wesen."

"I miss my family, and I miss the New Jersey beaches. They have beaches here in L.A., but they aren't the same."

"I'm definitely a homebody, so when I have an emotional day on set, I have to go home, take a bath, and go to bed."

"When you're on set, you're constantly surrounded by people - talking to people, being touched by people. So I like to just spend time with myself."

"I try to take my emotional pulse more now, to recognize when I need to go scream and cry for 20 minutes and then come back to center. Allowing yourself that time, it's a gift."

"I use Garnier's micellar water to take off my makeup. I love the Mario Badescu Aloe and Rosewater spray. And I'm one of those people who's a sucker for a hot towel."

"I really love my hometown. I carry that with me."

"For some people, makeup is their war paint; that's putting their best foot forward. Others feel better with no makeup. It's so personal - who are we to judge?"

"When I went to New York, I was exposed to things I definitely wasn't exposed to in South Jersey and Pitman."

"Step outside your comfort zone because that's the only way you're going to grow."

"None of the atrocities in 'The Handmaid's Tale' are pure fiction. Everything Margaret wrote was something that has happened somewhere in the world to human beings."

"Always be kind, especially in times when it seems like everyone is giving up on each other. Love harder."

"The women of Gilead have so little power."

"I am 150 percent the first person to say it: I am a feminist through and through."

"Every time I've talked about the Republic of Gilead, I always say, 'The still-fictional Republic of Gilead.'"

"There's so many times when you see into the lives of these women in Gilead, and it's just unbearable. It's a fate that's just, I don't even know how to say it. I don't have words."

"We want to have our beliefs, and we want to enforce them on everyone else, but we don't want to have to think about everything that comes along with it."

"We want to make legislation; we want to put laws on women's uteruses and whether or not they can protect themselves from pregnancy or whatever, but we don't want to protect you once you're pregnant."

"It was a really interesting thing to explore, the strength it takes for someone to stay when they truly do not want to be on this Earth anymore."

"My faith falters at times. But I have a very, very strong faith in work ethic, for lack of a better way of putting it."

"You can never just write off a person as crazy. I think that is the most inhumane thing you can do to someone without physically abusing them."

"You can't turn individual human beings into baby-making machines."

"Clothes should always feel personal."