allthingssvu:

“Olivia Benson is only outshined by Mariska Hargitay.”

— Danny Pino, Paley Fest interview with Arthur Kade

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allthingssvu:

“Olivia Benson is only outshined by Mariska Hargitay.”

— Danny Pino, Paley Fest interview with Arthur Kade

castle-tvd:

“It’s simple physics: the greater the number of people willing to lift, the lighter the load that each individual must carry.”

— Mariska Hargitay 

fallenangelontheceiling:

“That [exercise in acting class] was easy for me to do - to pretend there had been an accident, to pretend I’d just lost someone. But I remember sitting in class, thinking that the other people weren’t emotionally available [in their scenes]. My boyfriend at the time still had his parents, and he could never imagine what it would be like if someone told him there had been an accident and someone died. But I’d already experienced so many of these deep, profound emotions that I didn’t have to learn them. I could imagine anything. And I think that’s one of the reasons I can be so emotionally available as an actor. I understand pain and drama. I understand that it only takes one second for a life to change. I think children who experience that have a different understanding than children who don’t.”

— Mariska Hargitay

mariska-chris-olivia-elliot:

“I get so many people coming up to me on the street just wanting to connect, or I get letters from women saying, ‘I wish you were my SVU detective, I wish you were my mother, I wish you were my father, I wish you were my friend.“I think people are drawn to Olivia because she’s built to protect, and she makes us feel safe. She’ll take care of you emotionally, she’ll take care of you physically, and then she’ll go and pop the guy who did the injustice. She’s just a total badass.”

— Mariska Hargitay

i-will-recover:

“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.”

— Mariska Hargitay

mariska-chris-olivia-elliot:

“Over half a million women are raped in this country every year, and only a fraction of them report it because they’re too ashamed. It’s a really screwed up world, but it’s not your fault, and what happened to you, it doesn’t make you the monster”

— Olivia Benson

allthingssvu:

“I have witnessed firsthand how television has catalyzed change and opened hearts.”

— Mariska Hargitay

svu-mariska:

“I always have to remind myself that I don’t have to be an expert. I just have to care.”

— Mariska Hargitay

camewiththeframe:

“I’m a big believer that your word is your wand. You know how people say things like, ‘Oh my gosh, I’m such an idiot.’ I don’t say things like that anymore. Those put-downs, even if they’re in jest, are little bullets of negativity that you don’t need in your life.”

— Mariska Hargitay