Lauren Graham Quotes

While I very much wanted to be in a relationship, I didn’t want to be in the wrong one.

When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest.

Well, it’s more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and I have to really make sure I know where I am in the story because I’m not in every scene.

The thing you must really do in television is bring yourself to everything you do – you can’t try to be anybody else.

Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans.

None of my characters have really had jobs.

My mother had lived in London since I was little, so she never got to see my school plays and stuff.

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

I’ve dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I’ve also spent long periods by myself.

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

I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there’s a piece, there’s some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what’s coming next, and the variety.

I take the no-doughnut pledge, and then I break it.

I love TV. I think I’d do a half-hour single-camera comedy.

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.

I just don’t know that a TV show demands a movie ending.

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.

All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline.