6 Quotes & Sayings By Mariska Hargitay

Mariska Hargitay is a New York City based, Emmy Award-winning actress and producer. She currently stars as Detective Olivia Benson on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the longest-running drama on television. Hargitay has performed extensively in film and television. She was a series regular on Law & Order from 1999 to 2001, a series regular on The Practice from 1996 to 1998, and recently had a recurring role on Law & Order: Criminal Intent from 2000 to 2002 Read more

Her additional television credits include Spin City, Numb3rs, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, House M.D., The West Wing, Cold Case, Alias, Criminal Minds, The Division, True Jackson VP and The Unit. She co-stars with Jerry Seinfeld in the recurring role of "Carol" in Seinfeld's web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Hargitay also hosts an Emmy-winning talk show titled Mariska Hargitay: On the Record which debuted on Oxygen in 2008.

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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 its not your fault, and what happened to you, it doesn't make you the monster. Mariska Hargitay
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The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body. Mariska Hargitay
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Chocolate is the first luxury. It has so many things wrapped up in it: Deliciusness in the moment, childhood memories, and that grin-inducing feeling of getting a reward for being good. Mariska Hargitay
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I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. Mariska Hargitay
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You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge. Mariska Hargitay