I would like to be part of a family, however that looks. Family is really important to me. Lauren Graham More Quotes by Lauren Graham More Quotes From Lauren Graham I feel real ownership in this show. I feel very invested in it. I care very much about it. I don't feel any more like a hired hand, you know? It's a strange feeling - I feel personally responsible for how the story goes. What happens. What the weaknesses are. And so in a way, some of the changes gave me an opportunity to have a voice in a different way. Lauren Graham realopportunityhands As actors we always say that once the person in a scene gets what they want, the scene is over. It's resolved. But life is never resolved - you're always in the process. Lauren Graham actorslife-iswant Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me. Lauren Graham sweatershairpeople I'm nice, and I show up on time. Lauren Graham niceshows As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair. Lauren Graham differentpresidentfather I think what my hope is is that the only downside of having a steady job on television is, I think for all actors, there's a piece, there's some adrenaline, and part of the love of the job is not knowing what's coming next, and the variety. Lauren Graham knowingjobsthinking Maybe I should sit. Plenty of people use sitting as a way to pass the time. Lauren Graham sittingusepeople The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl. Lauren Graham wifegirlsuffering I think there's more pressure to stand out in a way that is measurable externally. The fame culture is definitely way worse and weirder than it was when we were in high school. Lauren Graham cultureschoolthinking These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.' Lauren Graham failingnicelooks You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain. Lauren Graham gainsstorieswant When the creator of the show is gone, the actors end up being the people who have been there the longest. Lauren Graham actorsgonepeople I live with someone, actor Peter Krause, who didn't find an interest in being an actor until the very end of college. So my message is: There's so much freedom left. There's no ticking clock. It's just not true. Lauren Graham clockinterestcollege None of my characters have really had jobs. Lauren Graham jobscharacter I've dated people who I thought were going to be a big deal in my life, and I've also spent long periods by myself. Lauren Graham bigslongpeople I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life. Lauren Graham showsmadefriendly I remember feeling a huge amount of anxiety and worry and pressure. At that point I was headed into acting school. That was 100 percent the only thing I thought I wanted to do. But then I got through my first year of college, and I was, like, humming and rolling around, pretending to be a lion in acting classes at NYU and visiting our classmate Charlie Gregg at Harvard, where he was actually learning things. So I changed my mind: I decided I actually wanted a different kind of education, and that was an incredibly freeing idea. Lauren Graham collegeworryschool My mother had lived in London since I was little, so she never got to see my school plays and stuff. Lauren Graham motherplayschool Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific too and I have to really make sure I know where I am in the story because I'm not in every scene. Lauren Graham ensemblescenestories Personally, all I ever want to be wearing are jeans. Lauren Graham jeanswant
