Quote: Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: But I think it's cool now It's fun to be a woman and be sexy and feminine but also have that rad background, you know? But, yeah, I was definitely a tomboy. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It's great to get that kind of feedback. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: CBS is amazing! I've only been on CBS but... knowing what other people go through on other networks, I just love them. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I did go down to Camp Pendleton for some training. I got to sit in on a few JAG trials and courts-martial, and did a little mini boot training. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my junior year of high school. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool! [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I had to wear a bikini for the JAG episode we filmed in Australia, but that was okay because it was fun, and practically straight after I was approached by Playboy. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I love cold, rainy weather. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon! [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I started acting when I was about 18. I was a model for a couple of years before that. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I started when I was in college because I was shy and thought it would be a good way to break out of that. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I think it's great that she's not perfect and wasn't perfect. I think that's maybe why so many young girls and different people look up to Mac and respect her even more. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I try to discipline myself to spend 15 minutes working out each day as a minimum. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I understand men much better than most women I know. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I was probably 10 to 15 lbs. thinner than I am now and I was always being told I had to lose another 10 lbs. And all the models there were rail-thin. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I'm kind of pushing for Mac to get a motorbike so she can pull up to JAG on a motorbike one day. But that's just my plan. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I'm still one of the guys and I always will be. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball and football and stuff as a kid with the boys. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: It was kind of flattering but the shots I did for FHM were without doubt the sexist I have done and, I think, far sexier than anything Playboy could do. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: It's a boy's world on JAG. [Catherine Bell]
Quote: It's changing a bit, but the thing in LA is everyone is either in the industry, or knows someone who is in the industry. So, they don't let on that they recognize you, that's what I've found out. [Catherine Bell]