Lauren Graham Quotes

"Perspective is the most important thing to have in life."

"Belly buttons are cool".

"These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: `I really like your show.`"

"It can`t be Christmas every day!"

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

“Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can`t find his car keys, much less keep a national secret.”

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

“If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I`d be management level now.”

“I struggled with the idea that this character, the parent, would ... stop speaking to her daughter and not make more of an effort.”

(On her career prior to "Gilmore Girls" (2000)): "I kept playing the bland friend, and my line was like `Let`s go get a sandwich!`".

My character has louder taste in clothes, I think. Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. - on Lorelai Gilmore

"Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: `Who made that sweater?` Or `How did you get your hair so straight?` They don`t to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me."

"...I love Matthew Perry."

If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I`d be management level now.

(On her career prior to "Gilmore Girls" (2000)): "I kept playing the bland friend, and my line was like `Let`s go get a sandwich!`".

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

Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can`t find his car keys, much less keep a national secret.

All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I`m 100!

My character has louder taste in clothes, I think. Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. - on Lorelai Gilmore

The parts for women, you`re either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.

The thing I don`t like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it.

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

It`s great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV.

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

Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: `Who made that sweater?` Or `How did you get your hair so straight?` They don`t to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me.

I kept playing the bland friend, and my line was like 'Let's go get a
sandwich!'" - On her career prior to "Gilmore Girls