Katey Sagal Quotes

There's so many great songs already written, it's kind of really wonderful you don't have to write your own.

I loved Peg Bundy. I am so happy that I got to do that. It was really fun.

So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young.

I really like sort of disappearing.

I always had a struggle, which I still do, when you're playing a character and it's not necessarily your morals or your values. You're playing a character, but the way the media will sometimes ask you if these are your opinions, you know - they make you responsible for that, and I take issue with it because I don't believe in censorship.

I don't know, Y'know, I always wanted to be one of those cheerleader girls and I never was that, and I was never sort of cute and perky, and I always thought it was fun to be cute and perky, and those, I don't know what those girls are doing now.

I made a living being a background singer for years.

I have a little kitchen office at home, where I do all my kids' stuff.

I love to perform live.

I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.

It was never about sort of being famous. I just wanted to be good at what I did.

I've done comedy most of my career, which I love, but I wanted to expand.

It's great to be mean, it is, it's fun.

"Married with Children" was racy, it was sexist, it was a lot of things, but mostly it was funny.

I work with all these amazing voice actors that do a kajillion voices.

I didn't actually begin professionally acting until I was 30.

I'm very comfortable as a singer. In fact, I think it's more - I identified my self-esteem, my self more in those ways when I was growing up. I really - it was kind of my calling card as a kid.

It's sort of the mixed blessing of being on television for so long in one thing; sometimes that backfires, in that you're not able to continue on.

Anytime I am asked to use my creativity as a way to be of service, I consider it an opportunity I cannot refuse. This experience was truly a pleasure. Scott's enthusiasm is infectious His voice is soothing and beautiful at the same time.

The reason people are watching women in their mid-fifties is because a lot of those women feel great and have different, interesting stories to tell.

I'm a big 'American Idol' watcher, and sometimes I like to watch 'America's Got Talent.' Those are big, corny admissions, but sometimes it's so fun to see those kids really sing their hearts out.

Being a mother has been my greatest teacher and also the most self-sacrificing thing I've ever done.

You know, it's hard sometimes to just detach yourself from what you're doing.

I've certainly experienced physical pain in my life.

I would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.

I have teenagers, so I listen to a lot of music. They turn me on to great music.

It's so weird that I play this woman who pretty much deals with violence on a daily basis, and I'm such a wimp in who I am.

There isn't a lot written about the motorcycle culture.

I've never played a character that would sing.

And I like to interpret music. So I think it's all interpretive.

When they say laughter is healing, it absolutely is the truth.

Um, I have an enormous faith in God. I have an enormous support system that also has that same belief.

I think we respond well when we do something well.

I don't live in an outlaw world and I don't carry a gun.

I love interpreting other people's music.

Music is extremely intuitive, which acting too in a different way.

I grew up listening to a lot of soul music, and a lot of folk music.

I had to accept the fact that sometimes things happen that are out of our hands.

I'm a better mother if I'm also doing my work. Some women find a lot more satisfaction from doing the hardest job, which is being a mom. But I like my day job, so I juggle a lot.

You know, we travelled a lot when I was a kid because my father was wherever the work was.

I tend to agree with my husband, that to continue the conversation about something that is an important topic, particularly now, which is that of gun control, through his narrative, which is actually what's happened, I don't think it was a conscious decision of, "That's what we're going to do," but that's what seems to have happened, and that's not a bad thing.

I think the biggest change has been realizing I now have three children.

I'm a pretty emotional person.

Going to set was always a great release.

You realize mortality is everywhere.

My parents were very artistic, but busy.

Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.

I do a lot of writing about my family.