Krysten Ritter

When I'm breaking in a character like Jessica Jones, I have this amazing opportunity to create her backstory. It's all of the work that happens before I'm ever on camera... Writing 'Bonfire' was like doing all of that fun stuff; it was like 300 pages of prep work.

Yarn, patterns, and needle sizes have come such a long way since your grandmother's afghans. Creatively, there is just so much to get into, so much to play with. It's an amazing way to turn inward and get off your phone.

My Instagram is basically all knitting, my dog, and a little bit of 'The Defenders.'

I have such a crush on Tony Robbins and his passion, empathy, and sheer talent.

For solace, I love a book that opens up my perspective.

For escape, I love popcorn thrillers that you can read in a weekend, like 'Sharp Objects' and 'The Woman in Cabin 10.'

My favorite acting books are Stella Adler's 'The Art of Acting' and 'Sanford Meisner on Acting.'

I'm definitely scared by commitment.

To be honest, I didn't love the high-fashion world because models aren't always treated that well. I was a scrappy kid from a farm, and that world felt a little snobby. But I was grateful for it, and my photo shoots now are really fast because I know my poses.

I'm very into dresses, shoes, and makeup.

There are different audiences out there, and everyone has different tastes of what they want. And it's a good thing because otherwise, there wouldn't be enough stuff to go around.

It's rare to get a part in a show that's greenlit, let alone two shows that have been greenlit.

Marvel and Netflix have proven they know what they're doing.

I'm not always the first person to run out and see something I'm in. I don't know; for me, that's not why I did it. I did it because I wanted to act. I don't really think about the end result. I don't feel like I have to see it - for me, it already happened.

I just sort of choose to see the good in things, and I choose to - I don't know - look on the bright side, as cheesy as it sounds.

There's only one person for every job. You can try all you want, but if you're not right for it, you're not gonna get it.

I've always been very positive and very resilient.

We all know what it feels like to be an outcast or a loner or to fall between the cracks. To be the target of gossip or people talking about you, or girls are ganging up on you. One minute, they're your best friend; the next, they call you on three-way.