Amanda Peet

“I think you have to be in an insane stratosphere in terms of fame in order to get offered really well-written scripts. Amanda Peet is definitely not in that group.”

“Since I got a really bad review when I was, like, 28 in 'The New York Times,' I don't read reviews anymore.”

“There aren't many roles that are interesting if you're a 40-year-old woman, unless you're Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett.”

“Well, my mom is single and we've both been single at the same time over the last ten years, so I really related to the bond between my character and Diane's.”

“I think getting drunk is the key to flying comfortably. A couple of bloody marys or several glasses of champagne, and suddenly it's like you're on a roller coaster.”

“I think when you're a bigger star you get many good scripts sent to you, and you have to choose which one you're going to gravitate toward, but I just try to gravitate toward the best-writte...”

“When I make a change, like when I found out I had high cholesterol, I just changed my lifestyle.”

“I'm technologically an imbecile. But I do use the camera phone!”

“My writing philosophy is throwing spaghetti against the wall. That's how I take pictures, too. If I take 100, surely one will be good.”

“I like playwriting because it's rooted in a single location with actors standing talking to each other.”

“Someone with a figure like Jennifer Aniston has a trainer, a cook spinning out some version of the latest diet, and probably a stop at the tanning salon.”

“I see a lot of homes that are supercool, and everything is very tasteful, but it's not warm. I'm really scared of rooms that look too serious.”