Quotes by

Danica McKellar

People talk about getting rid of the old image, and I guess theres some merit in that. But the truth is that people loved The Wonder Years – I cant turn my back on it. – Danica McKellar

I want to help middle-school girls stay interested in math and be good at it, and see it as friendly and accessible and not this scary thing. Everyone else in society tells them its not for them. Its for nerdy white guys with pocket protectors. – Danica McKellar

My husband is a composer, so he plays piano all the time and I sit there and clap telling my unborn child, Hear me clap, hear the music. I know music, in general, is supposed to be good for babies to hear. – Danica McKellar

I played Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years from ages 12-18, and did a few other movies during some of the summers. – Danica McKellar

I used to love to go to the movies – Id see two in a row. A few times I even snuck into the second movie after it started… now that I think about it, thats kind of like shoplifting! Needless to say, I still love going to the movies, but I dont sneak in anymore. – Danica McKellar

If anyone tells you its impossible to be fabulous and smart and make a ton of money using math, well, they can just get in line behind you – and kiss your math. – Danica McKellar

I know we cant always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural – no epidural, no interventions. Wish me luck. – Danica McKellar

In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, Me? Youve got to be joking! I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math. – Danica McKellar

When you do take the home pregnancy test, it doesnt quite seem real. But when you see the baby and the heartbeat on the ultrasound, its so incredible. – Danica McKellar

I tell students that even if they dont like math right now, they can use math as a brain-sharpening tool – a tool that not only builds the foundation for a great career, but that also builds self-confidence, no matter what they choose to do with their lives. – Danica McKellar

My main concern with the condition of mathematics in high school is that theres a lot of fear involved! Math is not, generally speaking, presented in a fun way. The concepts, as I see them, are fun, and thats the way Id like to convey them myself. – Danica McKellar

Look at Jessica Simpson. Shes famous for being dumb. I guess it started with Marylyn Monroe, and she actually wasnt that dumb, but thats how she was perceived – and thats what got popular. – Danica McKellar

I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cats meow. – Danica McKellar

I had done quite a bit of research about math education when I spoke before Congress in 2000 about the importance of women in mathematics. The session of Congress was all about raising more scholarships for girls in college. I told them I felt that its too late by college. – Danica McKellar

When I was little, we had a Golden Book that had all these Disney characters in one portrait on the first page. My dad used to read from it every night. Wed play this game of find Pluto or find Donald Duck. Hed read us stories and do all the voices. Those are great memories. – Danica McKellar

Its really cool when a guy tips 20 per cent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done. – Danica McKellar

If a guy is skilled at anything, thats attractive. Theres something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. Its really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done. – Danica McKellar

I didnt think that college math was for me. I didnt think Id be able to hack it. And that perception of math not being for girls, not being for girls who see themselves as socially well adjusted has got to change. – Danica McKellar

Teenage girls these days are more and more getting lured into thinking they should dumb themselves down, and thats going to attract the wrong kind of guy, and its serious. Its serious business. – Danica McKellar

The camera fails to capture the business in show business! We typically will give 10 percent of our salary to the agent, 10 percent to the manager, and 5 percent to the lawyer, plus the publicist gets a flat fee, which needs to be budgeted for. – Danica McKellar