Explore Quotes by Scarlett Johansson

I think most of the impact I have over time most people will not actually know about.

Chickens scare me. I don't like them. They seem a little floppy or something.

Just because I'm the top-grossing actress of all time does not mean I'm the highest paid. I've had to fight for everything that I have. It's such a fickle and political industry.

It's a required part of your film history to know who Woody is. His movies are so wonderful, and not just funny but so insightful about human behavior.

I've always had the same principle for choosing roles, which is to try and make movies that I would pay to see. As I get older, that's meant different things.

Sometimes I live in Paris for a couple of months, then I have a job some place, and then I come back to New York. I guess my base is New York-ish, 'cause my family is here. But my husband's family is all in Paris, so we try to spend a lot of time there, also. Especially now that we have Rose.

I don't think it's natural to be a monogamous person.

I get up early, go to the coffee shop to play cards for a while.

Powerful women often get concerned with this idea that they're going to be seen in this unforgiving light. Screw that. It's so old-fashioned... It's so uninspired and actually really cowardly.

If you take a job as a public advocate, then you must advocate publicly.

Everyone has been discriminated against or harassed - sexism is real.

I feel like in 10 or 15 years' time our children are going to look back and say, 'What? You were around when gay people weren't allowed to get married?'

I'd rather go to the White House Correspondents' dinner than any awards show.

When I decide I want to have children with somebody, I think it would be nice to be married to that person.

It's important for people to figure out their own lives before involving someone else - to gauge where you are and work on your own issues.

I've always been very competitive, and a part of that is pushing your boundaries - taking a risk and being able to live with the loss that comes with taking a risk.

I look for projects with filmmakers who want to make things that give the audience a fresh experience.

When you spend a lot of time, like I do, just standing around and waiting, or being moved from place to place, every minute gets consumed by something someone else has set up for you. And it's not like I'm always in a beautiful place wearing something gorgeous.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.

I work a lot, so I don't really live anywhere for very long periods of time.

I just adored working with Woody. He was more than I could have ever dreamed of. I'd do it a million times over.