Lisa Kudrow

“I have no affectation when I speak.”

“On network TV, I'm still Phoebe to people, and it would be hard to convince them otherwise in the bright lights of a sitcom.”

“We treat sex so casually and use it for everything but what it is-which is ultimately making another human being with thoughts and feelings and rights.”

“Christina Ricci is amazing, the most professional actor I think I've ever met. You can be chatting with her and when they call action, she's right there.”

“I'm pretty middle-of-the-road. There are some issues I'm more conservative on.”

“Since I had the baby I can't tolerate anything violent or sad, I saw the Matrix and I had my eyes closed through a lot of it, though I didn't need to. I would peek, and then think, oh OK, I...”

“Blonde is dumb comedy, red hair is smart, sexy comedy.”

“I found the right man, got married, and just had to keep not reinventing myself, just deciding that it doesn't matter what you are if you are a good person.”

“I actually made an effort to reject acting, to shove it out of my body, because I didn't want my kids to have an actress as a mother-to have, like, a silly person.”

“I've learned you can make a mistake and the whole world doesn't end. I had to learn to allow myself to make a mistake without becoming defensive and unforgiving.”