Katie on various things:
- “I wanted to be an actress, but I’m from Ohio. I told myself, ‘Get a grip.’”
- “My Dad always says, ‘Do your best, and if they don’t like it, s— on them’”.
- “I like doing day shoots better than night, getting up early and getting home around 7 p.m.. Night shoots are fun once in a while because you bond in weird ways. You’re totally out of it, and you start talking about the weirdest things.”
- “My favorite movie when I was growing up was ´Pretty in Pink´, and I just worked with Molly Ringwald [on Teaching Mrs. Tingle]. I was totally starstruck the whole time. It was bizarre having lunch with her. I told her I was a big fan, and she was like, ‘Oh, thanks,’ probably thinking the whole time, ´You’re such a freak.´”
- “It was a difficult, intimidating thing for me to do. But let’s just say it was an interesting experience and the nudity wasn’t gratuitous.”
- “It’s flattering when 13 year olds come up to me. I was the same way. I guess I still am. But it’s kind of scary when other 19 year olds look at me funny because they’ve seen me on TV. I want to say, ‘I’m normal. I’ll be your friend. Be my friend.’”
- “My friends at home are into rap. I’m like, yeah (bobs head), trying to fit in. They’re like, ´Katie, you’re such a nerd.´ I’m like, ´I know I’m a nerd. I never said I was cool. I’m always the girl that’s like, what? What’s going on?´”
- “I really can’t deny it, I am who I am. I’m pretty normal. I’m not that smooth type of girl. I run into things, I trip, I spill food. I say stupid things… I really don’t have it all together.”
- “I think tripping a lot, like when I’m at a crosswalk and my ankle gives out or something. It’s like, ‘Good one Katie. You can dress her up but you can’t take her out.’”
- “I’m not the easiest person to live with. I’m kind of a slob. So for me to consider a roommate, it would have to be one of my sisters or something.”
- “I’m definitely a messy person… I know where everything is but I just can’t organize. I don’t make lists and find scripts on the laundry machine, and under my bed, or in the bathroom, kitchen. It’s bad, I really need to take control.”
- “I have some road rage inside of me. Traffic, especially in L.A., is a pet peeve of mine.”
- “I’m easy going as a girlfriend,” she says. “I’ll go out for a chat and have some junk food. I think I can handle the girlfriend part. I can take jokes, and I don’t mind people having fun. I’m also a good listener and I make a good shoulder to cry on.”
- “One time I got caught in a rainstorm with somebody, and we were dancing in the street. It was pretty romantic.”
- “My motto’s always been, comfort over style!”
- “It’s definitely an amazing part of my life, and I’m very proud to be a part of his life.” [Katie on her relationship with Chris Klein]
- “The sexiest thing someone could say to me on the phone is ‘I miss you.’ It’s a good feeling to be missed, because that means someone loves you and is thinking about you.”
- “If you work hard and are a good person, things are going to be OK.”

Katie on Joey (Dawson’s Creek):
- “I’m actually working on becoming more like my character. She’s so smart and strong and witty.”
- “Joey’s full of emotions. I’m like her in that we both say what we feel, but Joey goes a little further. I wouldn’t say a lot of the things she says.”
- “Joey isn’t the girl who gets all the guys. I wasn’t like that, either, so I can relate.”
- “I’m a small-town girl just like Joey. I was a little bit of a tomboy and also the youngest in my family, so I thought I knew everything. Like Joey I made a lot of mistakes, but fortunately I haven’t had the tragedy that she’s experienced in her life.”

Others on Katie:
- “You could take her picture in the dark and she’d still look good.” – Joshua Jackson
- “She’s very sweet and unassuming. I don’t think she knows how beautiful she is.” – James Van Der Beek
- “To meet her is to instantly fall under her spell. She is that rare jewel, the real deal. In one word: hypnotic, smart, funny, sweet, shy, boisterous, sneaky, talented, pretty, soulful, sleek, sophisticated, innocent, naïve, comical, womanly, childish, caring, gracious, dependable, nurturing, protective, generous I could go on.” – Kevin Williamson
- “She isn’t the girl next door, she’s the girl you only wished you could live near.” – Dave Letterman
- “A lovely, refreshing dish of lemon sorbet.” – Dave Letterman
- “Katie is about the cutest person you’ll ever meet. And so humble, you’d never know that she was Katie Holmes.” – Marisa Coughlan
- “Katie has innate good taste. She has the body of a supermodel, a smart intellect and a soul of the girl next door.” – Giorgio Armani
- “There can never possibly be enough kissing with Katie Holmes!” – Joshua Jackson
- “She’s a peach. I remember the scene in the coffee shop. In between takes she was smoking a cigarette, leaning against the bar, and Schumacher said, “Roll the camera,” and he had 25 psychopaths behind the monitor, just looking at her breathing. She’s one of those beautiful women who, when you meet them, are even more beautiful because there’s a gentleness and an integrity that comes across.” – Colin Farrell