Top 29 Quotes by Michelle Ryan

I love doing action; I love doing martial arts. There's almost something balletic about it.

Doing the same thing day in, day out. It's just so boring. I like to jump from different things.

When I was ten, I saw 'Grease' on stage and thought: 'I want to be part of that; it looks like so much fun.' My mum enrolled me in a local theatre group, and it all went from there.

Most of my cousins are boys, so I'm used to being around boys.

I was shy and really into my school work and my drama. Then I joined 'EastEnders' at 16, and it was work, work, work. You become very isolated. I rarely went out and so didn't get to meet anyone.

If I am not working, I won't wear makeup and I will wear flats.

I like to hang out with my friends, go to the theatre, watch DVDs, read, play with my niece.

I think it's so important as an actor that you hang on to your own inner compass, because so many people want to guide you - 'This is what you should you be doing'. But I want to do different things.

'Bionic Woman' changed direction too much from episode to episode, which I think is why it lost momentum.

The whole dream of having your own place is great, but the reality is having to cook and clean yourself and do the washing and make sure there's milk in the fridge. But you have to grow up some time.