There's something about this place, about Madison and Wisconsin and the Midwest, that's really comforting, ... Malcolm in the Middle. Jane Kaczmarek More Quotes by Jane Kaczmarek More Quotes From Jane Kaczmarek I think it's a pretty good day if I can get through it without lifting a finger. Jane Kaczmarek fingers good-day thinking One of the greatest joys of tennis is having a nice volley and not really keeping score, not really looking at the lines, but just catching up with each other. Jane Kaczmarek tennis nice joy Gardening is peaceful, yet there is a great element of failure. It's the perfect metaphor for life -- a lot of pleasure, then it's over. There's great satisfaction in tending something, feeling it needs you, even if it's just a plant on your windowsill. Jane Kaczmarek peaceful perfect feelings Student teaching is the hardest job there is. Jane Kaczmarek hardest-job teaching jobs When I think of all the years in my 30s when I starved myself... but when I got the role of Lois, I stopped thinking about my looks and was just myself. Jane Kaczmarek roles years thinking I grew up playing in an alley on the south side of Milwaukee. Jane Kaczmarek milwaukee grew-up sides Croquet is tough. People play for months because the rules are so bizarre. Those crazy English. Jane Kaczmarek crazy play people Awards shows are my greatest inducement to get back into shape. Jane Kaczmarek awards shapes shows We did talk about cheese on our first date. Jane Kaczmarek cheese cheesy firsts For me, there's a big difference between having a baby in your 20s and having a baby in your 40s. Jane Kaczmarek differences girl baby Well, I love having kids. But I have the advantage of having a lot of help, a real hands-on husband and small children whom I can easily manipulate. Jane Kaczmarek husband real children Tennis lets you talk while you're playing. Jane Kaczmarek tennis talking Divorce is brutal and horrible and... you have to actively work to get your life back on track. Jane Kaczmarek horrible divorce track I like to be with my children - not just quality time, but quantity time. I like to be there in the morning when they're waking up. I like to practice piano with them. I like to be there at supper. I need them as much as they need me. Working is not as important to me as being a mother is. Jane Kaczmarek me mother morning children LYou can get yourself cut and stitched, or you can get a good girdle. The day before my first Emmy show, I went to Sears and bought a really good girdle. And I've worn that thing to every single awards show since! Jane Kaczmarek yourself day good you I'm not going to be on the show 'Breaking Bad.' Jane Kaczmarek show breaking going bad I was 36 when I got married. I was so focused on, 'You wanted a husband, and you wanted a house, and you wanted children.' I've had all those things now. Jane Kaczmarek you husband house children My kids have a great dad. I don't really want them to have a stepfather, and I don't think they do, either. Jane Kaczmarek great think dad want It's wonderful when you can play a character that pulls all sorts of strings inside of you and fills you emotionally. Jane Kaczmarek inside you play character I was never a glamour puss whose career was really based on a look or an attitude. I've been basically playing the same parts I am at 55 that I was at 35. I get cast as strong women, and that can be a mother or a judge or anything. Jane Kaczmarek i-am women mother attitude
