Gadot: “In real life I’m the type of girl who doesn’t take herself too seriously. I’m very serious when it comes to work, but I like to make jokes and have a good laugh and make fun of myself.”

Gadot: “If things had gone according to my plans, I’d be a lawyer. I never dreamt of being an actress.”

Gadot: “The good thing about being an actress is that it’s very children-friendly. I can work for three months, and then I can have six months off.”

Gadot: “I wanted to show that women are empowered and strong, and don’t have to be saved by some male hero, but they can take care of themselves using their intelligence and their power.”

Gadot: “I’m kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.”

Gadot: "I feel that I've got the opportunity to set a great role model for girls to look up to a strong, active, compassionate, loving, positive woman, and I think it's so important."

Gadot: "I danced for 12 years, and I played a lot team sports: basketball, volleyball."

Gadot: “I like the lasso of truth. There is something so beautiful about the fact that people have to tell the truth when they have the lasso around them. And it’s not too violent.”

Gadot: “I’m a person who loves people. It’s all about the vibe of the environment I’m working in.”

Gadot: “I didn’t want to do the obvious role that you see in Hollywood most of the time, which is the heartbroken girl who’s waiting to be rescued by the guy, blah, blah, blah. I wanted to do something different.”

Gadot: "Growing up, I was a dancer. I wanted to be a choreographer."

Gadot: “Wonder Woman, she’s amazing. I love everything that she represents and everything that she stands for. She’s all about love and compassion and truth and justice and equality, and she’s a whole lot of woman.”

Gadot: “I represent the ‘Wonder Woman’ of the new world.”

Gadot: “I come from a very sporty background because my mom is a gymnastics teacher. So growing up I was never sitting watching TV in the afternoons. I always played ball outside in the backyard.”

Gadot: "I've been very active all my life. I was a combat instructor in the Israeli Army."

Gadot: “I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it’s a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let’s own who we are and use it as a strength.”

Gadot: “Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.”