Quotes on Sarah - Alphabetically

From Jason Behr to Joss Whedon, here is what they say about Sarah:

Larry Bagby (Larry)

I did enjoy working with Sarah, in fact at about the time my wife and I were getting married I was working on the show and Sarah was nice enough to send us a wedding gift. She was always sweet to me and alot of fun on set, she is great, does anybody know if she is working on scream 3 right now? –Larry Bagby

Jason Behr (The Grudge) (Click here for more quotes from Jason)

"She's a good person. She knows what she wants in life and how to get it. As I worked with her I could see that she's really, really happy and I'm ecstatic for her" - Jason Behr

Amber Benson (click here to read more quotes by Amber)

"She's super nice and super professional." --Amber Benson

Julie Benz (Click here for more quotes from Julie)

"I've known Sarah for quite a few years, she's great, the ultimate professional, extremely talented, and a lot of fun to be around. A lot of fun on the set, and very caring too. She can tell you the best places to go shopping, the best places to get whatever you need." --Julie Benz

Marc Blucas (click here for more quotes from Marc)

"Whether it's that kind of scene (love scenes) or where Sarah and I are fighting a demon, that girl is one of the most professional people on the planet. She has a way of not only setting you at ease but also getting you in the right mental framework." -- Marc Blucas (Watcher's Guide Vol II)

David Boreanaz (Click here for more quotes from David)

"She was, I mean working with her is great. The three seasons that we worked together, we never had an argument. I mean that's pretty odd, um -since we were in such close quarters, both of our characters. But, you know she's here in my heart, and that's the best thing about it. And she's actually given me the opportunity to be here where I am today. I mean her character, her show, enabled me to grow and become another character so I owe a lot to her." --David Boreanaz

Vanessa Branch (Faye Faulkner in Suburban Girl)

Q. How was it getting to star alongside of Sarah Michelle Gellar?
A. Fantastic! We really got to have some great woman on woman scenes. Relating with each other and kind of playing opposite of each other. I don't want to give too much away but it was a fantastic experience.

Tamara Braun (Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered)

TVGuide.com: Of course we do. But his wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar, will be relieved to know you don't want to play with Freddie in that sense.
Braun: Sarah was sweet. She came to the set while I was there and reintroduced herself, because I'd done small stuff on Buffy the Vampire Slayer years ago. She had since watched me on GH and she was very, very complimentary. I think she's OK with me going back to play with Freddie on the show.- TVGuide.com

Nicholas Brendon (Click here for more quotes from Nick)

"Sarah and Aly are two of my best friends. They're like family to me." --Nicholas Brendon Sunnydale Central Convention 2002

Rory Bruer (Head of Distribution, Sony)

"I would say that when you do $40 million, it's got to be more than" the Halloween influence, Bruer said. "You have Sam Raimi, who's got incredible knowledge of this genre. We had tremendous marketing, and Sarah Michelle Gellar, who was out there pounding the pavement, fighting for this film." - Rory Bruer, AP Online (10/4/04)

Adam Bush

"I've learned so much about professionalism from Sarah. As long as I've been there, I've never seen her miss a line. I'm sure it happens but I've never seen it. It's amazing. She has such knowledge of camera and light and scene. I think she'd make a brilliant director." --Adam Busch SMGFAN.com's exclusive interview 2002

Charisma Carpenter (click here for more quotes from Charisma)

"I love working with her- she is really talented, always prepared and a total veteran! We work well together, we have great chemistry- it's like our own family, we are very close!" --Charisma Carpenter

Emma Caulfield

But Emma got serious for a moment to clarify some rumors. "I'm sure as a lot of you know, I pay attention to what you guys say on the web and there's been talk of some comments that I've made about my being happy to be off the show and bitter or something, and that's definitely not the case. And I should clarify that some of those really annoying things that made it so that I was really was ready to go, ended up being on the corporate side. It really had to do with Fox and didn't have anything to do with anything else. There were some rumors going around that it was about Sarah, and that's not true, it was all Fox. And I've been pretty vocal about how much I don't like them, (applause) and it may hurt me if I ever work for them again, but I don't want to work for them again, so I don't f***ing care." (applause) – Starfury's Fusion event

Stockard Channing

"Sarah has emerged in to this beautiful, successful young woman. She's thriving. I feel very proud. She seems to be very intelligent and curious about the world. Even though she has had this great success, it doesn't seem to have narrowed her. It seems to have opened her up, and I hope she stays open and does whatever she wants to do with the rest of her life." --Stockard Channing to INSTYLE

Jimmy Choo (Designer)

Whose shoes did you make recently?
Hollywood actress Sarah Michelle Gellar (who became famous through hit television series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and our beloved Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah for the coronation. I find these two beautiful women extremely charming and very elegant. - Jimmy Choo, www.kliatimes.com.my

Wes Craven (Scream 2)

The Horror auteur dishes on his alarmingly hot leading ladies.
Sarah Michelle Gellar rules in: Scream 2
Why he worships her: "Just like the girl next door, except smarter, richer and more fun on the set." - Moviefone.com

Sriram Das (Producer, Veronika Decides to Die)

After meeting several actresses over the course of many months, Emily and I decided to cast Sarah Michelle Gellar in the title role. We both felt confident that Sarah could project Veronika's combination of vulnerability and strength. Sarah gave an outstanding performance that exceeded our already high expectations. - Sriram Das, About casting Sarah in VDTD, MovingPicturesmagazine.com

Shannen Doherty

TV Guide: True or false: There isn't a club or restaurant on the planet that you don't know the secret VIP entrance too.
Shannen: [Laughs] "Do you know how that started? Crazy little Sarah Michelle Gellar! Once she called me and wanted me to go with her to a Ricky Martin concert at Staples [Center in L.A.]. I was like, 'Why?' and she said, 'It'll be fun!' When we got there, I said, 'Drive to the back entrance-there's this ramp we'll go down then we can get in through the back door.' She said, 'How do you know this?' I know because I'm a big Lakers fan. But I wouldn't know the back entrance to a club if you paid me. I won't go to clubs anymore."

Eliza Dushku (Click here for more quotes from Eliza)

“It's also great to be back on Buffy. Sarah is such a doll. We're like reunited high school friends.” – Eliza Dushku on going back to ‘Buffy’ in season 7.

Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger)

"I like Buffy. I like Sarah Michelle. She's really a great actress."—Robert Englund

Nathan Fillion

While Fillion was a newcomer to the "Buffy" set, he wasn't entirely a stranger. "I met Sarah Michelle Gellar when she was doing 'All My Children' in New York City. I was down the street doing 'One Life to Live,' so we're in the old soap-opera fraternity. We're alumni." – Zap2it

David Glasser (Yari Film Group Chief Creative Officer)

"Buyers know her from the 'Grudge' films and 'Buffy'. She has a great name, so we don't have to go through a song-and-dance about who she is." - David Glasser, about selling Possession in most major territories thanks to Sarah's appeal.

Christopher Gorham (James Stanley - IOHEFY)

''Sarah Michelle Gellar was unbelievable to work with. [On] one of the days where we were actually working together, she comes up to me and says, 'Chris, listen, how do you want to play this scene?' Blown away. I was so floored. I couldn't believe it…coming onto a series where she's already a huge star, you don't expect her to do that. She was unbelievable, just great. Nothing bad to say about her." --Christopher Gorham, Zap2it interview (Aug.2003)

Raja Gosnell (Scooby-Doo 1 et 2, Director)

What was it like working with Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a couple?
It was fairly great actually. They'd work on the scenes they had together the night before and come up with ideas and have everything worked out. We'd rehearse it and it'd be perfect. We'd shoot it and it'd be perfect. It was really pro and, of course, they had that natural chemistry that you'd expect from a couple. – Raja Gosnell, bbc.co.uk

Seth Green (Click here for more quotes from Seth)

“I think she’s great and I look forward to working with her whenever I get the opportunity.” – Seth Green

Harry Groener (aka The Mayor)

"Sarah is unbelievable. Wonderfully talented and a wonderful person and she's been doing it since she was a foot high. She knows everything. She's always prepared; she's always on time; she always know her words, when there are words to know, she knows everything about every single camera and every single nut and bolt. She knows this business. She's such a nice person even though we work in a situation that some other actors and directors would find frustrating it gets done and that's the amazing part." --Harry Groener aka The Mayor in The Watcher's Guide Vol. 2

James Gunn (Scooby Doo) (Click here to read the full quote)

"Sarah's awesome. I immediately liked her: she's funny, beautiful, and sincerely in love with Freddie, all of which are very appealing. In terms of the actress-writer relationship, she's great -- she offers her own ideas, but always in the service of the larger story" - James Gunn SMGFAN.com exclusive interview 2002

Alyson Hannigan (click here to read more quotes)

"She's like the perfect mother in a teenage body." --Alyson Hannigan from Slay Belle article

Winsor Harmon (Del from AMC)

milwaukee2: Did you get along with Cady McClain and are you friends with any of your former cast members on AMC?
Winsor Harmon: Yes, me and Cady were very close, and I miss her... I wish we could work together again. I haven't talked to Sarah (Michelle Gellar, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), but I miss her too!- Soap City Chat Event

Candace Havens (author of 'Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy')(More quotes)

She's a pop icon. Young girls want to dress and look the way she does. Half the high school girls I've seen have copied the hip-hugger jeans and the leather jackets - Candace Havens, The New York Post (4/28/03)

Anthony Stewart Head (click here to read more quotes)

“She is remarkably talented, her head is screwed on and she is very generous. There are very few actors who give the amount of emotion that she gives on camera. If there is an emotional scene between us, she will say "Would you like me to give it all" and I say "yes" – and she gives it all! This is very rare and she is extremely generous – there is a great mutual respect between us which I enjoy.”—Tony Head

Daniel Henning (Acting Coach and Friend)

Actually, I actually coached her for her auditions for Buffy through the whole audition process and she had many callbacks for that show. But I never on set coached her, she did not need that. Once we actually had found the character, she was able to certainly run with it. She is a remarkable actress and she was really able to take that work, the work that we did and turn it into, well, Buffy. - Daniel Henning, Inside the Actor's Coaching Session (with Tom Floyd).

Jennifer Love Hewitt (IKWYDLS)

"Sarah's a sexy firecracker, super witty and really on top of things." --Jennifer Love Hewitt

Richard Kelly (Southland Tales) (Click here for more quotes from Richard)

“Sarah Michelle is a real talent.” –Richard Kelly

Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin on AMC) (Click here to read the full quote)

"To my knowledge, there are only two people from my show who have done it: Sarah Michelle Gellar [ex-Kendall, now BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER] and Kim Delaney [ex-Jenny, now NYPD BLUE]. Both are wonderful actresses. Sarah always had an unshakable confidence, which I found enviable. I almost resented it. She's one of these blessed humans who, at an early age, just said, "This is who I am," with no apologies." - Michael E. Knight, in Soap Opera Digest

Clare Kramer (Glory)

How are you adapting to all the action sequences?
I have to train for a couple of hours before we shoot the fight sequences, while Sarah [Michelle Gellar] is so good at it, she learns the fight right when we're shooting.- Clare Kramer, EW.com interview

Eva La Rue (Click here to read more quotes from Eva)

"Sarah's like a 40-year old woman trapped in a 17-year old body. She's wise way beyond her years. She's a very loyal, very loving friend. And she's very professional. It's rare to see someone her age who's that focused about her work." --Eva La Rue

Thad Luckinbill (R.J. in "Him")

"It was a great experience," he grins. "Coming in as a guest star, everyone on set was open and welcoming. I played a character who had this jacket that was under a magic spell, and because of that, I became a love interest for all the girls. Everyone became infatuated with me, so that was pretty fun. Sarah Michelle is fabulous. She, more than anybody, can appreciate what it's like to come from soaps, so she was great to work with. We also have mutual friends, so that made it really easy. And Michelle Trachtenberg was a total joy."—Thad Luckinbill discussing his guest appearance on Buffy as R.J. in the season 7 episode “Him”.

Kate Melton (Daphne in Scooby-Doo 3)

Did you base your performance on Daphne on the cartoon more so than Sarah Michelle Gellar's performance in the previous films?
Yeah, because Sarah Michelle Gellar did such a great job I didn't think it was fair to just copy her and imitate her. I based my performance more on the original 1960s Daphne. - Kate Melton, Moviehole.net

Wentworth Miller (Go-Fish)

"'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' was a terrific show and Sarah Michelle Gellar was terrific in it. It's really difficult straddling that line between drama and comedy, action and romance, sci-fi and reality and Sarah did it beautifully." - Wentworth Miller, Variety

Alicia Minshew (the new Kendall on AMC)

Had you ever seen her on AMC?
No, but I watched her on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and knew how good she was. It was intimidating! The lovely thing was that shortly after I got the role, Sarah sent me a box of cakes and cookies with a really nice note."
Have you met her?
Yes, finally! She is so cute and so nice, this sweet little thing standing in my doorway - Eva (La Rue, Maria) brought her around. We gave each other a huge hug; we felt like we knew each other. She said, ' You're doing a great job.' That was so... so... cool! It made me feel good. --Alicia Minshew

Marti Noxon (Producer, Buffy)

She had a tremendous say," said Noxon. "There was a period where she was dating Spike [a character on the show] and she came to me and said she wanted to start wearing darker, punk-influenced clothes. So for a while she was wearing black chokers just on the hint of S&M." Even the show's creator admits to imitating the star's look. "I would get to the set," says Noxon, "and realize I had unintentionally dressed exactly like her." - Boffo, The New York Post (4/28/03)

Rob Owen (TV Critic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

"She's always been the sterling center of 'Buffy,' but the addition of a sister and the death of a mother have pushed Gellar to dig deeper, and it's made her performance that much more real." - Rob Owen, The Hollywood Reporter (2001)

Lee Pace (Possession) (Click here for more quotes from Lee)

Lee: [...] And I did Possession with Sarah Michelle Gellar. It's a psychological thriller [coming out next year].
TeenTelevision: Are you her love interest?
Lee: [big grin] Yeah and we can touch in that one! It was fun to shoot.

Simon Pegg (Click here for more quotes from Simon)

I just love Sarah Michelle Gellar. Anything she does makes me cry. She’s a beautiful woman. - Simon Pegg, CHUD.com Interview

Napoleon Perdis (Makeup Artist) (Click here to read more quotes from Napoleon)

I did the make-up for Sarah-Michelle Gellar's baby shower with Shannon Doherty and Michelle Trachtenberg. Sarah-Michelle was lovely and she looked divine. She proves you can look great even when pregnant. - Napoleon Perdis, The Gold Coast Bulletin

Sam Raimi (Producer, The Grudge)

“She just came in and blew everybody away. It’s rare for an actress of her caliber to read for a role in Hollywood. That told us she is a humble person who was passionate about getting this job,” Raimi said. “Sarah has a vulnerability to her while still being a strong character. She’s intelligent, and maybe most important, she has a likability. She’s able to produce a quality that you like, where you’re rooting for her, and in a horror film, that’s critical.” - Sam Raimi, MSNBC.com

Jill Ritchie (Southland Tales)

I have nothing but great things to say about Sarah Michelle Gellar - Online Chat from All things DEBS

Armin Shimerman 

"Sarah was just brilliant. In the three years that I worked with her, I don't think I ever saw her flub a line. She's just phenomenal that way. And she was capable of just joking, joking, joking - the sound man would say, "Speed," she's still joking, the director would say, "Action," and she'd be back to being a very serious Buffy, doing what she had to do. I'm just blown away by her talent." --Armin Shimerman (Principal Snyder) FilmForce interview (Aug. 2003)

Takashi Shimizu (The Grudge 1 et 2)

Shimizu says little about tailoring the film for American tastes, but he is clearly pleased by his American star, whom he calls “a really hard worker.” - Cinefantastiqueonline.com

Alicia Silverstone (Scooby-Doo 2)

Was it fun to film the cat fight scene between you and Sarah Michelle Gellar?
AS: We had one rehearsal, for an hour or something, one day, where we played with it and kind of worked out what we would do a little bit. I'd never met her before. I remember feeling really good about it. I remember feeling mean. But, the funny part was that her and I were obsessed with the 'American Idol' thing that was going on, at the time. Every time we were together, that's what we would talk about. And so, I'd be really mean to her, and then in between takes, we'd be like, "So, anyway, what do you think about [what happened on 'American Idol']." It was also hard because I actually felt really bad [being mean to her], even though she knows that I don't mean it. She looked so sweet and adorable when she was looking up at me, and I was just shooting her venom and being so mean. I remember having a thought of, "Oh, she's so cute. She's so sweet." [Laughs] I thought, "That's good. She's good. She's making it hard." - Alicia Silverstone, FilmMonthly.com

Hugh Sterbakov (Co-creator of 'Freshmen')

Hugh Sterbakov reveals how he got Sarah Michelle Gellar cover quotes for his (and Seth Green's) comic book 'Freshmen'
I'm friends with Sarah Michelle Gellar (I met her through Seth and I regularly whup her husband but good in Halo, although now he's trouncing me in Fantasy Baseball) and I've coached her through the world of comic books before. And so one night we were at dinner and I asked her if I could use her name for a quote. She said yes, anything I wanted, and together we came up with something that was indifferent enough to be funny, eye catching and totally devoid of honest endorsement, "If I ever were to read a comic book, it might be this one."- Wizard Magazine

Kirsten Storms (from Days of our Lives)

"I'm a big Sarah Michelle Gellar [Buffy the Vampire Slayer] fan. Huge. I love her. She's gorgeous. I see her Maybelline ads, and I'm like, 'How can she be that pretty?" --Kirsten Storms

Kadee Strickland (The Grudge) (Click here for more quotes from Kadee)

“They had a completely different plot line but I spent nearly every day with them. I love them both more than buttered toast. Sarah would call me everyday and ask how my day was and what I did that day and vice versa. She’s so sweet.”—Kadee Strickland on working with Sarah and Jason.

Danny Strong (click here for more quotes from Danny)

"Sarah was great to me the whole run of the show. Very generous, and I felt like she would look out for me. Whisper helpful tidbits in my ear about conserving energy and stuff like that. She was great, and a really talented actress." --Danny Strong, SMGFAN.com exclusive interview 2004

James Toback (Harvard Man) (Click here for more quotes from James)

"Sarah strikes me as someone who is restlessly inclined to new discovery." --James Toback, Harvard Man director in Glamour

Michelle Trachtenberg (Click here for more quotes from Michelle)

"Yeah, they're all like my family! I have a big sister of my own, but Sarah is like my big sister on the set. I've known her for seven years, since we worked on All My Children together, and Sarah's such a great girl. She always makes sure I do all my homework!" –talking about the ‘Buffy’ cast.

Brad Turell (Exec VP of publicity and talent relations,The WB)(Click here for more quotes)

"She has been the kind of team player that any network would love. She's a pro." --Brad Turell, Christian Science Monitor

Tom Walter (TV Critic, Commercial Appeal in Memphis, Tenn.)

"Give the Emmy to Sarah Michelle Gellar of the WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," says Walter. "We're going on -- what -- five years of shameful neglect?"- Tow Waler, The Hollywood Reporter (2001)

Joss Whedon (Buffy) (Click here for more quotes from Joss)

"There was no second place. We read tons of people and several were staggeringly untalented. Buffy is tough part. It is a character actress in the part of a leading lady...finding Buffy was the biggest challenge, and I think if we hadn't found Sarah, the series might not have happened or lasted." --Joss Whedon in Exposed

Kevin Williamson (IKWYDLS and Scream 2, Writer) 

"I didn't have to push very hard because we fell in love with her, too. It's a juicy little part and she's rocking. I want her in every one of my movies because you know when you hire her to do a job she's not going to be in her trailer complaining about everything. She's going to be right out there giving you the tenth take in the freezing cold." --Kevin Williamson about Sarah's role in Scream 2

Scott Wimmer (NASCAR Racer)

8. What would your dream date be? Where and with whom?
Scott Wimmer: [...] Politically correct, it would have to be with my wife. I've always had a crush on Sarah Michelle Gellar, from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but it would probably have to be with my wife. - Nascar.com

D.B. Woodside (Principal Wood)

"I refer to Sarah affectionately as Minnie Mouse on speed. She's seriously one of my favorite people that I've ever acted with - she has a fantastic personality." - Buffy Magazine, January 2005

Executive Producer, The Simpsons

"She was terrific. It's a real thrill when most of them turn out to be nice -- even if they're playing a character based on them.” – Executive Producer of The Simpsons on Sarah.