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Cobie Smulders

(1982) Film Actor United States

125 quotes in 511 categories

A superhero movie made her picture herself as an army officer. She jokes about the awkwardness of rehearsing a shower scene and describes her favorite thin gold bands and small studs. She also shares thoughts on maternity leave in Canada and how she feels when pregnant and working.

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Cobie Smulders is a film actor from the United States.

Quick Facts About Cobie Smulders

Born: April 3, 1982
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Spouse: Taran Killam

About Cobie Smulders

Jacoba Francisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring role as Robin Scherbatsky in the CBS series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014) and as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero franchise, starting with the film The Avengers (2012), through the television miniseries Secret Invasion (2023).

Quotes by Cobie Smulders

Models need to be unionized.

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I love working out.

Exercise

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Secretly, or maybe not so secretly, I've always wanted to be a rock star.

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I got really into SoulCycle for a bit.

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I live a life where I have a huge support system, and I've been very lucky.

Life

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The Marvel world is a pure joy to be a part of.

Comic

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I don't think I'll ever feel like I'm cancer-free.

Cancer

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I really like the character of Jack Reacher - I thought he was interesting.

Character

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Who isn't a fan of Tom Cruise? He has been in so many amazing movies.

Amazing

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A stay-at-home mom is a working mom. Being a stay-at-home mom is a job.

Being

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'The Avengers' made it more believable that I could have been a major in the U.S. Army.

Army

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I love having my husband at home. Especially when I have to leave the country so he can take care of our…

Children

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I think that being a mom has made me a better person. I'm much more patient and much more chill than I…

Being a mom

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I think to be a good model, you have to enjoy having your picture taken, and I never really did.

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I've been doing 'How I Met Your Mother' for so long, and it's been so great, and I just feel like it's…

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I'd love to shoot something in Toronto; I'd love to bring something to Canada. I'm dying to shoot something in Vancouver where…

Canada

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The best of me now lives on in my two little women, baby girls I was lucky enough to be able to…

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I'm a big fan of a lot of graphic novels - 'Fables,' 'Y: The Last Man' and 'The Walking Dead,' which I…

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Just when your ovaries should be brimming with youthful follicles, cancerous cells overtook mine, threatening to end my fertility and potentially my…

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In my early twenties, I had no idea who I was. And I think that's one reason you should try different relationships.…

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I'm not very knowledgeable when it comes to designers, but I love going to fashion shows just to see the other personalities…

Art

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I wanted to be a marine biologist my whole life until I graduated high school. And even now, I'm still like, 'Maybe…

Bahamas

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I've been in 'Avengers' films, but I don't do a lot of the action parts. There are superheroes in the movie! People…

Action

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I have so many single girlfriends who fit themselves into the mold of what they think a guy's looking for. But being…

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I had a daily 30 minute pushup routine. Then I boxed 3 times a week for about an hour. And then, I…

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There's sacrifice involved. Either you're going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you're going…

Career

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The hardest thing is getting fake hit. You really have to sell it. Somebody comes at you and stops a couple inches…

Body

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I love macaroni and cheese. I could eat it every meal of the day. It used to be sushi, but these days…

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Luckily I had just finished a Marvel film so I was already in a training mentality and then this movie happened and…

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I come from Canada, and maternity leave is six months to a year, and they also have paternity leave, and I think…

Buildings

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You become responsible for a human being, and a lot of people talk about how they've never felt love like this before.…

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Thankfully, gratefully, cancer did not get the best of me.

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I like to challenge myself and grow as an actress.

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I would love to do another 'Jack Reacher' movie.

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I try to take an exercise class twice a week.

Class

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I won't say no to projects I believe in if there's a good story there.

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I'll have pasta two out of seven meals.

Food

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There are so many ways to work out, and it is exhausting.

Exercise

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I want to do a Tennessee Williams play.

Actor

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Whats more awkward than doing a shower scene? Rehearsing a shower scene.

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Cobie Smulders by topic

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