Quotes
- “It’s well known in the community that people are paid for stories; it’s the dark side of the business. All four of us have had things written about us that have been hurtful-flat-out lies. As for Megan’s wedding, there were only a handful of people there and I was one of them. Megan and I are very close, she threw a baby shower for me and sang at my wedding. We really are a family, we’re very supportive of each other.” – On reports she didn’t attend Megan Mullally’s wedding
- It’s a show about friendship. That’s what drew me to it, just the fact that these two characters know each other so well that they can practically read each other’s minds.” – On Will & Grace
- “I was always singing and dancing for my mother when I wasn’t glued to the television watching I Love Lucy or The Carol Burnett Show.”
- He was different from anyone I’d been interested in before. I’m so right out on the table. But he was quiet and introspective. I couldn’t stop wondering about him.” – About meeting her husband Daniel
- “I want to focus on family right now. I want to be sure everything is okay with the pregnancy. We couldn’t be happier about it.” – About her 1st pregnancy
- “My mom’s philosophy has always been just do what makes you happy, and when it doesn’t make you happy anymore, you don’t do it anymore. Hence her careers.”
- I’d get out of the bath, and my husband and I would stand in front of the bathroom mirror and look at my reflection like I was a science experiment-like, Wow, look at that! Look what’s happening over here!
- “Memories live in jewelry, so take care of favorite pieces. Gems hold allure; when I wear diamonds, my hands shake.”
- “He’s the best human being I know, he makes me a better person every day. I’m never happier than when I’m with him.” – Said about her husband Daniel in a Cosmopolitan interview: 2000.
- “I can’t imagine it being more sweet. You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor. The accolades – this is otherworldly. I have never allowed myself the ability to dream this far.” – On winning her first Emmy
- “I’m fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.”
- Ask everyone whether they’re an actor or a doctor or a teacher or whatever is entitled to his or her opinion. But unfortunately, because actors are in the public eye, whether we want it or not, sometimes our opinions carry more weight or influence than they deserve.
- (On reports she didn’t attend Megan Mullally’s wedding) It’s well known in the community that people are paid for stories; it’s the dark side of the business. All four of us have had things written about us that have been hurtful-flat-out lies. As for Megan’s wedding, there were only a handful of people there and I was one of them. Megan and I are very close, she threw a baby shower for me and sang at my wedding. We really are a family, we’re very supportive of each other.
- Court TV. I can’t stop watching it. I am absolutely obsessed! If I’m not reading a book or spending time with my husband, my friends or my dog, I am watching Court TV.
- I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay male friends, so this friendship of Will and Grace’s isn’t such a stretch.
- I love London. I love England. We were out in the countryside and I had the time of my life.
- I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino.
- I pay parking tickets. You know, you can try to give 50%, but then they charge you all those penalties! Seriously, I have gotten many, many, many tickets in my life.
- I was always singing and dancing for my mother when I wasn’t glued to the television watching I Love Lucy or the Carol Burnett Show.
- I was such a late bloomer when it comes to fashion.
- I’m a little commitment phobic, in that I’ve always been someone who likes to take things one year at a time because as we all know, a year can change everything in your life.
- I’m very devoted to my husband and we’ve been together for a very long time.
- It’s a miracle to be an actor and to know that you have a job to go to a year from now is a rare thing, so I think peace of mind and financial stability come with that. Hopefully I’m a little wiser and have a little more perspective in my life than I did then.
- It’s always been really important for me to try to maintain a balanced life, professional and personal, and this was absolutely something that my husband and I had hoped for.
- ‘Project Runway’ was my guilty pleasure while my son was napping or nursing.
- To me, nothing is more fascinating or theatrical than real life. These people are in dire situations, where something extreme has happened in their lives.
- When you’re passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection.
