Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering.
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But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It's great to get that kind of feedback.
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I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool!
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I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon!
- Catherine Bell Quote

I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff.
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I started acting when I was about 18. I was a model for a couple of years before that.
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I think it's great that she's not perfect and wasn't perfect. I think that's maybe why so many young girls and different people look up to Mac and respect her even more.
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I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.
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I understand men much better than most women I know.
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JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military.
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Probably right at the end of JAG, I would love to have a child or two. I ultimately want to have two kids.
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Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again.
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The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately.
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The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new.
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When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy.
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