A lot of people didn't realize that I acted before I did anything else.
Maria Menounos

Back in the day after I won my first pageant there was an agency that was getting me work on the side.
Maria Menounos

I am honored to be a Bond girl and be a part of the Bond legacy, To star in a video game with Connery, the original Bond, is incredible.
Maria Menounos

I know that producing will ultimately mean more longevity in the business, so when I'm tired of everything else and want to be behind the cameras, I know that I can produce.
Maria Menounos

I love comic book movies, and Marvel Comics obviously are the best.
Maria Menounos

I saw Redeye, and I love being scared and on the edge of my seat.
Maria Menounos

I think Channel One was very integral in my career.
Maria Menounos

I think people think we're all sipping martinis by the pool.
Maria Menounos

I'm really excited, because the character, Jules, is a really awesome character. I'm really excited to be playing her, and overall, I'm really excited to be getting back to my acting roots.
Maria Menounos

If you take the more general role of going to local stations around the country in Montana or South Carolina or wherever, and start in the local news, it's a lot more difficult to get to the stories that you want to really cover.
Maria Menounos

Integrity is integrity. I don't push it to the side because I'm talking to Julia Roberts.
Maria Menounos

One of the first things I did was interview the President of the United States. Some people work their whole lives and can't interview someone of that stature.
Maria Menounos

So for me, anything that has to do with animals, and I'm a happy camper.
Maria Menounos

So most of my acting experience came in college when I was living away from them. I acted in various independent films, and I got some commercial work and stuff like that.
Maria Menounos

So now, cut to ten years later, and I'm making this amazing contract with Pantene. It's incredible.
Maria Menounos

That's why charity work is very selfish at the same time, because it makes you feel good.
Maria Menounos

The designer of my Emmy gown is donating my gown to the charity for an auction.
Maria Menounos

The odd thing is, I don't consider what I do work, because it's what I love. But it is also an enormous amount of pressure, and you have to work an enormous amount of hours.
Maria Menounos

There's something about taking a film from concept to script, through production, and then to see the final thing happening in the edit phase. It's almost like a miracle in the making.
Maria Menounos

Tim Story is a fantastic director, and I'm so excited to get to work with him.
Maria Menounos