For me as an actress I have to learn dialogue. So I would be dropping lines, getting irritable; I have a temper, i go to bed and I start thinking and I just can’t turn it off. I wake up and I think I want to check my phone but I know not to do that. Debi Mazar More Quotes by Debi Mazar More Quotes From Debi Mazar A hero is somebody who is selfless, who is generous in spirit, who just tries to give back as much as possible and help people. A hero to me is someone who saves people and who really deeply cares. Debi Mazar herogivingpeople I think my career would probably be in a better place had I been more aggressive. But I don't have it in me. I'm not a competitive person, and I'm also really private. Debi Mazar aggressivecareersthinking For me, its like go ahead and eat. Live your life. I mean, I've just seen so much death, you know, as of late, being in my 40s, of people getting sick or, you know, whatever, that I just feel like, you know what? You never know with life. Eat. Enjoy yourself. Just try to be healthy and, you know, and watch it. Debi Mazar sickmeanpeople With the breast-feeding, I really love the bonding. Real life is more important to me. Debi Mazar importantreallife-is When entertaining, it's great to wow your guests with an outstanding recipe, but it's also very important to design a menu that's not too demanding of yourself, otherwise everybody will have fun but you. A great appetizer or simpler dish is a good way to work a menu that's delicious but does not impose too much effort or time spent in the kitchen. Debi Mazar effortdesignfun Nobody has money right now. And eating is very important, but it doesn't need to be expensive. And to make - it doesn't need to be fancy, as long as it's fresh and simple. The simpler it is, the more fancy it actually comes out tasting. Debi Mazar importantsimplelong I live in Italy part time, and they're obsessed with what's happening in LA too. They make fun of Americans, but the world wants to know what's going on in Hollywood. Debi Mazar hollywoodfunworld I'd love to give my girls a traditional Thanksgiving with turkey and all that jazz, but we've raised them to love Tuscan food so much that they don't care for it. My favorite is a nice polenta with beef stew and broccoli rabe on the side. Debi Mazar turkeysnicegirl I used to watch my grandmother make fancy, Julia Child-style beef bourguignon. And growing up in New York City, I was exposed to many cultures. I experimented with Puerto Rican and Jamaican food. Debi Mazar growing-upnew-yorkchildren I've never wanted to be the ingenue. Now that I'm getting into my forties, I think my time as a woman has arrived; I think I might have a new moment in my career. I have that drive left - just for a little while. Debi Mazar careerslittlesthinking When you come into our house, you get a flavor for our life, our travels, our kids, our 18-year-old poodle who is like, blind, deaf and incontinent but so happy. Debi Mazar housekidsyears I was doing an hour drama on television and a Jackie Chan movie in Toronto, so I was on a plane every three days. Debi Mazar threedramatelevision Some people in LA are addicted. They have to be here. My personal life is stronger than my professional life, in terms of priorities. Debi Mazar prioritiesstrongerpeople I started doing makeup to make a living. Then I said, You're not supposed to be putting powder on other people. You're supposed to be powdering yourself. Debi Mazar makeupsaidpeople Being typecast is a great thing for an actor. I was considered one of the New York mob actors. Debi Mazar great-thingsactorsnew-york When my mother was raising me, she moved us upstate to the Woodstock area. Our closest neighbor was a mile away. She planted all her own vegetables. Debi Mazar neighborvegetablesmother I grew up on food stamps. I come from a very humble background. And I've had many friends that have been destitute - you know, running into trouble - and places like The Midnight Mission have given them hope and have fed them and gotten them back on the right path. Debi Mazar pathhumblerunning I wanted to come up with a hybrid show of sorts that wasn't your traditional 'dump and stir' type of cooking show. Debi Mazar come-uptypecooking There's so much importance in honoring your everyday hero. It doesn't take money. It doesn't take connections. What matters is that people get involved. Whether your passion is gun control or food or whatever it may be, everybody needs to stop being so self-absorbed. Debi Mazar passiongunhero I truly have a love-hate thing with the press. Debi Mazar love-hatepresseshate
