I have to remind myself, Stop thinking about the future. Stop thinking about what happened at work today, or another choice you could have made. Just be with your kids. Just be with your friends. Enjoy your victories. Stop second-guessing things that have already happened.

Anna Gunn

Categorized in : Thinking Kids Choices

My mom and dad, you're my heart, thank you for keeping me going all these years and never letting me give up.

dad giving-up mom

For actors, you've gotta sometimes fill in your backstory. by Anna Gunn

For actors, you've gotta sometimes fill in your backstory.

actors sometimes

You know my girls are so funny. You're out in the country and there are critters everywhere and they get a little like, 'Oh my God! Oh no, bugs!' and I had to say, 'Honey this is fine. This is their world and it's all part of being in the country.' I realized, 'Oh my God, my girls are really city girls.'

girl cities country

I feel like it's important to be forthright about equality. If you're doing the same work, you should get the same amount of money, and you should get the same respect. It's about valuation. It's about not being afraid to ask for those things.

being-afraid important

Nobody's all good or bad, and nobody's all light or dark. Every human being has so many different aspects and facets to them. And there can be something noble and something really dark and dangerous going on in a person all at the same time.

different light dark

As kids do, they're smart, and even if parents try to keep things away from them, conflict and issues and whatnot, kids pick up on what's happening.

issues smart kids

As an actor - and I say actor, but actress or actor, whatever - I've had to learn to be very open about what I want. I ask for it, even if I may not get it. I feel like it's worth the ask.

If you don't agree with the direction something is going in, at least at work, you should always try it first, unless it's dangerous or damaging. But if you have an opinion about the direction your work should be taking, say it. Then back it up with proof and other solutions.

dangerous opinion trying

In my experience, you get a job for a reason. Your work life happ... by Anna Gunn

In my experience, you get a job for a reason. Your work life happens for a reason.

life-happens reason

We don't have to push each other out of the way, because the universe will push us out of the way, or push us towards our goals when it's time.

universe goal

If you have to go back through your day in your head, try to go back to only the good things. Look at those, and what you did well. Otherwise, life kind of passes you by.

good-things kind trying

When I was 15 and had the light bulb moment I wanted to be an actor, it was my sole focus and goal, and I went after it with determination.

moment focus light determination

I'm not a gambler, let's just say that, nor have I ever been a de... by Anna Gunn

I'm not a gambler, let's just say that, nor have I ever been a dealer at a casino.

casino say been just

Being pregnant is a conundrum. You have this freedom, because it's a wonderful time that a human being is growing inside of you, and it is truly magical. On the other hand, your body changes.

you freedom body time

That's part of the beauty of being an actress: you get to explore different facets of what it is to be a human being and what it is to explore different personalities, and actually, that's one of the things I love about it.

human-being you beauty love

I enjoy taking on complex, difficult characters and have always striven to capture the truth of those people, whether or not it's popular.

difficult enjoy truth people

As an actress, I realize that viewers are entitled to have whatever feelings they want about the characters they watch.

realize whatever want feelings

I was just so intrigued with good stories from the time I was a little girl. When my parents would take us out to dinner, I would bring a book along. And they were perfectly happy with that.

good girl happy time

The idea of 'breaking bad' and what that means in terms of the actions and decisions people make, and why they make them - it makes people question themselves in the 'What would I do?' kind of way.

decisions bad people way

As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting.

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