I spent more time playing a person I was not than the person I am. Sarah Jessica Parker More Quotes by Sarah Jessica Parker More Quotes From Sarah Jessica Parker I knocked part of my tooth out with a scrubbing brush on stage whilst singing 'Hard Knock Life' in Annie. Sarah Jessica Parker annie teeth singing I really love eating, so I love reading about food, and I religiously read the dining section in newspapers. Sarah Jessica Parker dining reading eating You know, I feel like people in this country who feel really strongly about a man and a woman being the only -- the sole sort of gatekeeper of marriage should also support people staying together. I mean, a lot of heterosexual couples don't stay together, and I think that's as upsetting as two people who are really committed and loving and have been monogamous for many years wanting to ... be married and have -- share some of the same rights that this country is so uniquely qualified to give people. Sarah Jessica Parker couple mean country Graham Norton makes me laugh. I love him. I'm not kidding. I watch him on BBC America every week. He's so fast. Sarah Jessica Parker i-love-him laughing america As we speed along this endless road to the destination called who we hope to be, I can't help but whine, 'Are we there yet?'. Sarah Jessica Parker endless-roads speed helping You can't do four movies and be good to everybody and be flying all night and shooting all day with a different wig and then be going to sing on Broadway without feeling a little tired. You endlessly feel you're letting somebody down. Sarah Jessica Parker tired flying night I cringe inside when anybody gives me something. I don't know why. I just get embarrassed. Sarah Jessica Parker embarrassed give-me giving I have a lot of responsibilities outside myself. I have a large family. I want to know I can always be helpful. Sarah Jessica Parker helpful responsibility want For the last ten years or more, I've really been making shopping decisions based on, "Is that what I want to wear forever?" I tend to not have these quick one - night stands or affairs with fashion, because it never suits me anyway. I tend to shop, specifically with heels or shoes, for things that I think, "Yeah, this is a long - term relationship.". Sarah Jessica Parker fashion night thinking I think women should have what they determine to be a staple in their closet, because who's to say that my staple is someone else's staple? I'm this tall, and I live in this city, and I have to walk the kids to school, and I don't tend to drive as much - my life requirements are radically different than yours or hers or his. Staples are: What do you need? And then, what do you want? "Need" comes first, typically; "want" gets taken care of occasionally. Sarah Jessica Parker taken kids school I feel conflicted about my relationship with social media. Sarah Jessica Parker social-media media social I'm a person who's been in a long-term relationship. It's not surprising that a lot of my friends - whether they're in same-sex relationships or not, whether they're married officially or just in a long-term relationship - have really interesting and various stages in their relationship. My life is looking at these friendships and saying, "Wait a minute, isn't this something really interesting? How can I explore this?" Sarah Jessica Parker long sex interesting I'm not on Twitter. In theory, I really like Instagram. I think it's a warmer environment. I think, though conversations can erupt that aren't always friendly, you have an opportunity to jump in and redirect and even caution people against language and behavior that I personally object to. Sarah Jessica Parker opportunity people thinking I think people can find a breath and listen sometimes. Sarah Jessica Parker sometimes people thinking I don't put pictures of my children on, rarely, I think I've done it twice? I'm thoughtful about that, because I don't think you can get it back, and I don't think it's fair to people to try to convey a desire to maintain some privacy and then share pictures and expect that somebody else won't want the same ability. Sarah Jessica Parker thoughtful children thinking We're all separate and individual people. Sarah Jessica Parker individual people I don't look to play people that are familiar. I look to play people that are different, challenge, unknown, foreign, and therefore scary. Sarah Jessica Parker scary play people The great challenge for me is to be all things to all people; I want to be a great mother, and I want to feel good when I'm at work. Sarah Jessica Parker feel-good mother people I really love beautiful, well-made clothes. I don't shop [a lot], so I tend to have pieces for a long time. I like mixing vintage with newer designers. Sarah Jessica Parker vintage love-is beautiful I find it so ironic that all you do, for the earliest part of your life, is try to be like everybody else. And then you turn 30, and you realize all you want to do is distinguish yourself in some way. Sarah Jessica Parker ironic want trying
