Jean Smart

I quit smoking the day I found out I was pregnant, which was nine years ago. But I'll still smoke in a movie. I have other vices, you know, like potato chips and chardonnay - but not together.

Personally, I think life offers us the opportunity to take chances and make changes all the time.

I've never met a woman ever, anywhere, bar none, that was more feminine than Dixie Carter.

I think that people get to a certain point in their life and they think that nothing can change.

We all fantasize about a relationship we'd like to do over or something we'd like to change about our past. I think there are a lot more opportunities for second chances in our lives than we think.

You know as far as diet goes, for a while I was really obsessed with counting fat grams along with the rest of the world.

Lately, I just let myself eat it more because I think, 'Oh, my God, a piece of cheese tastes so good'. I think it's your body telling you something.

When you do a half-hour show, there's only so much you can do. At best, you're going to get a character with two-and-a-half dimensions.

Unfortunately, a lot of kids don't read anymore. I don't know what we can do about that.

It's fun to do accents; it's fun to do different periods - that's why you become an actor. Because it's fun to be a storyteller and play make-believe.

If it's a drama or comedy, it doesn't matter to me. I just want to like the writing.