Lauren Graham Quotes

Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.

Perspective is the most important thing to have in life.

As actors we always say that once the person in a scene gets what they want, the scene is over. It's resolved. But life is never resolved - you're always in the process.

I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life.

I'm nice, and I show up on time.

Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor.

I could never have predicted the invention of streaming, the rerelease of the show Gilmore Girls on Netflix, and that people still wanted to hear about it. I do love how we came back to it, but it was never up to me. It won't be up to me this time, either. If it ended there, I would be sad, but I also like what we did.

It's also show business. It's not "show fun friends".

If you do have something you love to do, the fun part of the job is no different than what was fun about doing it in high school for no money. I thought there would be some greater reward in succeeding.

You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain.

Like my dad, I have a Christmas party most years. I like to celebrate and see as many people as possible.

I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me.

The best you can hope for is a great collaborator.

You may be sensitive inside, but what I see on the outside is a soldier.

I have to introduce the part of me that feels like a winner to the part of me convinced I’m a loser, and see if they can’t agree to exist somewhere closer to the middle.

I definitely wanted to be an actor. I didn't want to be on TV, I didn't want to be famous, I didn't want to be anyone in particular; I just wanted to do it. I see young people now who look at magazines, or American Idol and their goal is to have that lifestyle - to have good handbags, or go out with cute guys from shows, or whatever. But I definitely wanted to be an actor.

I live with someone, actor Peter Krause, who didn't find an interest in being an actor until the very end of college. So my message is: There's so much freedom left. There's no ticking clock. It's just not true.

I am here to tell you there's nothing in people knowing you. There's actually a loss in that! Really, the reward in life is genuinely the day of work you have. It's not the name you're making for yourself or the clicks and likes - it's such an illusion.

Actors should ACT. Not sell perfume, or write cookbooks.

I personally was driven to be an actor for the love of telling a story. It was very closely linked to being a reader as a kid and being transported by literature and art. It had nothing - zero - to do with anything resembling fame.

I didn't grow up identifying with beauty. I grew up thinking I could be smart and funny - those are the things I got feedback on.