Christine Baranski Quotes

I'm a nice, happily married wife and mom and I live in Connecticut.

Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?

I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in.

Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job?

It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress.

You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.

In the early '90s, New York was a pretty depressing place.

I wish I didn't have to live up to anything.

I often close my eyes because I can't tolerate violence.

It's a great time to be an actress at this point in my life.

Bambi has a profound effect on children because it's about losing your mother.

Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.

Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.

Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better.

The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.

Audrey Hepburn's face was made for the camera.

It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It's rather like music: It's a lot of hitting notes precisely.

I never say I have a preference for one medium as opposed to another.

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

The sibilant s is the most difficult sound to correct.

I do enjoy film. The more I do it the more I learn.

I'm sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.

Why put it on if you're not going to strut?

You can only do the work to the very best of your ability.

I think people think Jim Carrey's just wild and crazy. He really is very disciplined. It is true of Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams as well.

You make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn't even have a television in the house.

You have to hold your bloody own or you're lost.

Lawrence of Arabia is the ultimate movie, deeply cinematic.

I do think funny is like sexy. You're either funny and sexy, or you're not.