The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I was lucky enough to have a father who said, 'Don't quit.' So I just kept going. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
As an actress, there were so many months, years even, when I didn't get work, when I wanted to quit. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I think God runs the show. Completely. Life proves it every day: He runs the show — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
It's very difficult leaving the house anytime with my baby at home. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Sexual assault and domestic violence are difficult things to talk about. Talk about them anyway. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Humor is about perspective, and hanging out with people who see life through a similar lens is so important. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
I have a more developed sense of my priorities. Life has so much more meaning now. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Being fearless means busting down those walls of fear and being who you are, not who someone else thinks you are. People like to… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
In life you have two choices. You can laugh or you can cry. You have to laugh, you have to. — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
Fifty years ago my Mother stood on this stage accepting this award; She was fortunate enough to have my Dad with her. Fifty years… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
If I can play a little part in the world's healing, and making it a better place than when I came, then I just… — Mariska Hargitay Copy Share Image
