~One surprise of motherhood for me was how little control I have. I thought it would be a blissful romance with me at the helm, cuddling this little creature. It's been bittersweet and humbling to let her lead and to not try to be perfect myself.~ Amanda Peet More Quotes by Amanda Peet More Quotes From Amanda Peet I would have done anything. I just really love the Duplass brothers. I was at a place where I was desperate for good writing. It wasn't the part that attracted me to it; it was just to be able to work with them. And the fact that she's this kind of, like, loose cannon and this kind of desperate 40-year-old is just the icing on the cake. Amanda Peet brother writing years I don't read reviews, as a rule. I can't, because I can't control myself. But I've heard that [the Duplasses] were happy, so that's good. Amanda Peet control-myself reviews because-i-can Mark and jay Duplass really like to improvise. Even if we beg them to go back to the script, they invariably ask us to go "off the rails," as they like to call it. It's just the way they work. You get a full written script. And it's really, really, really good, so that's why it's kind of peculiar that they always want you to improvise, because if I wrote something that good, I would want everyone to stick to the dialogue that was written. Amanda Peet peculiar want way I'm still trying to write. I wrote a play a few years ago, so I'm trying to start writing again. The play was called The Commons Of Pensacola. It was at MTC [Manhattan Theatre Club] with Sarah Jessica Parker and Blythe Danner. It was kind of like a riff on Ruth Madoff. Amanda Peet play writing years I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big! Amanda Peet jeans trying looks I would do a musical, but I can't sing. Amanda Peet musical i-can I think children should be vaccinated because that affects the health of all the other children. Amanda Peet should children thinking He can't even be at a casual read and not be creating the whole thing in his mind. I remember feeling very awed about how much he still seems to be so in love with it, and so dedicated to making everything really real and really spontaneous. Amanda Peet creating real fear I don't clean, I don't make the bed. I spend my salary. I worry a lot. I just don't worry about socks on the floor. Amanda Peet salary bed worry When I read "The Whole Nine Yards" I was like, 'Okay, this is a G-spot role'. Amanda Peet yards roles nine Nancy has her vision and she's a formidable force to be reckoned with, and that's similar to most of the male directors I've worked with. The only difference is probably inbetween scenes, gossiping with Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand and Nancy Meyers about who's had Botox and who hasn't. Amanda Peet vision differences directors I try to be really hippie about things. I'm uptight in all the ways that are really important, but the things my husband and family can benefit from my uptightness, I'm completely lacking. Amanda Peet husband important hippie If you're not willing to sound stupid you don't deserve to be in love. Amanda Peet lot-like-love stupid sound Well, my mom is single and we've both been single at the same time over the last ten years, so I really related to the bond between my character and Diane's. Amanda Peet mom character years I think getting drunk is the key to flying comfortably. A couple of bloody marys or several glasses of champagne, and suddenly it's like you're on a roller coaster. Amanda Peet airplane couple thinking There aren't many roles that are interesting if you're a 40-year-old woman, unless you're Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett. Amanda Peet roles years interesting There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a good job with good actors. Amanda Peet age jobs people If you take "Cheers" and "Seinfeld" and watch the early shows, they're kind of awkward. It took a while for the writers and everything to gel. Amanda Peet awkward cheer watches I don't know if those things work, where you do, like, this crash diet or crash starvation. It's just not something I've ever been into. Amanda Peet diet know you work When I make a change, like when I found out I had high cholesterol, I just changed my lifestyle. Amanda Peet high like lifestyle change
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