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title: "2 Apocalyptic Quotes By Laurie Holden"
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> [When forced to survive in an apocalyptic world, there are some characters that embrace their higher selves with some emerging as natural born leaders, and others succumb to their more base and primal selves and basically transform into savages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/when-forced-to-survive-in-an-apocalyptic-world-there-are-some/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/laurie-holden-20216_apocalyptic_when-forced-to-survive-in-an-apocalyptic_23647.jpg)

> [When forced to survive in an apocalyptic world, there are some characters that embrace their higher selves with some emerging as natural born leaders, and others succumb to their more base and primal selves and basically transform into savages. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/when-forced-to-survive-in-an-apocalyptic-world-there-are-some-2/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

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## Other authors on Apocalyptic

## More by Laurie Holden

> [It's a really dark, emotionally wrenching world that we've created on 'The Walking Dead.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/it-s-a-really-dark-emotionally-wrenching-world-that-we-ve-created-on/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [When forced to survive in an apocalyptic world, there are some characters that embrace their higher selves with some emerging as natural born leaders,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/when-forced-to-survive-in-an-apocalyptic-world-there-are-some/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [Driving through much of the southern part of the U.S. reminds me of where I grew up in Canada. The trees, homes, sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/driving-through-much-of-the-southern-part-of-the-u-s-reminds-me-of/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [The beauty of 'The Walking Dead' and the beauty of being on a television show for a while, is that, it's your backstory, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/the-beauty-of-the-walking-dead-and-the-beauty-of-being-on-a/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I really, really, really want to do a silly romantic comedy where I can just have a crush on the guy, trip over myself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-really-really-really-want-to-do-a-silly-romantic-comedy-where-i-can/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I'm not a runner. I do not like running. I love to swim. I love to surf. I do not like to run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-m-not-a-runner-i-do-not-like-running-i-love-to-swim-i-love-to-surf/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I think women are amazing and womens friendships are like a sisterhood and we should see more of it in television and film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-think-women-are-amazing-and-womens-friendships-are-like-a/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I'm just attracted to good material and great characters and that can come in any form, whether it's television or film or a theatre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-m-just-attracted-to-good-material-and-great-characters-and-that-can/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I've had a quite a few nightmares about being chased by walkers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-ve-had-a-quite-a-few-nightmares-about-being-chased-by-walkers/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I think there's a collective consciousness around the world that there are things beyond our control that have the power to annihilate us, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-think-there-s-a-collective-consciousness-around-the-world-that/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I am a tomboy and I love being with the boys and shooting guns and stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-am-a-tomboy-and-i-love-being-with-the-boys-and-shooting-guns-and/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I thought it would fit a niche. I didn't anticipate, nor do I think anybody did, that it would become this global phenomenon, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-thought-it-would-fit-a-niche-i-didn-t-anticipate-nor-do-i-think/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [I think that Comic-Con is just a wonderful forum. It's just the perfect place for our show and the fans have embraced us so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-think-that-comic-con-is-just-a-wonderful-forum-it-s-just-the/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [ I was pretty nervous when I met Robert Kirkman. It's very strange to meet someone who created you. Andrea \[ from The Walking Dead\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/i-was-pretty-nervous-when-i-met-robert-kirkman-it-s-very-strange-to/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

> [Whenever I have to do an emotional scene, I just take my contacts out and it means I can't see anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-holden/whenever-i-have-to-do-an-emotional-scene-i-just-take-my-contacts-out/)

[Laurie Holden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-holden/)

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