List of Lisa Edelstein Quotes

I Think Scrin Writers Like To See How People Bring Their Words To Life, And It's Always Surprising. Always, No Matter What, Whether It's Good Or Bad, It's Always Surprising Because A Whole Human Being Is Coming To That Piece Of Writing. And Certainly There's Inspiration That Comes Out Of That.

Aging On Camera Is Just Very Hard. I Love My Age. I Feel Good About Myself But High Definition Television Is Not Kind. You Don't Even Look Like Yourself In High-def. It Just Makes Every Little Line On Your Face More Exaggerated So It Ends Up Aging You. It's Like You're Watching Yourself Seven Years Older.

It's Important To Be Gentle About My Routines. I've Learned That The Hard Way. When I'm Really Stressed Out, I Can Take It Out On My Body And Hurt Myself. Sometimes I Need To Be As Loving And Soft With Myself As Possible. I've Had To Learn How To Pay Attention. It's A Kind Of Mind-set.

The Roles That Men And Women Play Are No Longer The Standard Traditional Roles Of Way Back When But Are Those Of Two Very Individual People Living Their Lives. I Think It's Been A Hard Transition In Society - Just Take A Look At The Divorce Rate - To Figure Out What That Means Now. How Do You Resolve That?

There Are So Many Good Roles For Women Out There, I Don't Understand It When People Say The Role Choices Are Fewer As You Get Older. I Find The Opposite To Be True - There Are Less Good Roles Out There For The Hot 20-year-olds Because The Normal Girl Parts Just Aren't Interesting.

The Hardest Part About Being Vegan Is Shoes. I Mean, Really, That's The Only Difficult Part, Finding Shoes That Don't Have Leather On Them.

After Much Consideration, I Am Moving Onward With A Combination Of Disappointment At Leaving Behind A Character I Have Loved Playing For Seven Years And Excitement Of The New Opportunities In Acting And Producing That Lie Ahead.

I Don't Think That Anyone Can Prepare For Raising A Child. I Think It's One Of Those Jobs That Is Far More Overwhelming Than You Could Ever Expect And Far More Satisfying Than You Can Ever Expect.

You Know, It's Scary When You Sign Onto A Pilot Of A Series Because, As Much As You Want The Series To Go, You Also Want It To Be A Character That You'd Be Interested In Playing For A Long Time.

Well, I Don't Think Characters Change. I Think They Become More Revealed. I Don't Think You Really Can Change A Character On A Show.

When You Play The Same Character For A Long Time, You Have A Shorthand. You Get Onto The Set, You Put On Your Outfit And Two-thirds Of Your Work Is Done Because You've Built On That Work For So Many Years.

What Does It Mean To A Successful Woman Today? Does It Mean You Have To Be A Mother? If You Are A Mother, Does It Mean You Have To Be A Mother With A Husband? If You Don't Have A Husband, What Is The Role That The Man Plays? I Think There Are A Lot Of Confusing Things That We're All Really Still Sorting Out.

I Think Writers Like To See How People Bring Their Words To Life, And It's Always Surprising. Always, No Matter What, Whether It's Good Or Bad, It's Always Surprising Because A Whole Human Being Is Coming To That Piece Of Writing.

I Think That Popular Culture Takes A Long Time To Catch Up To What's Actually Happening In The World. Women Have Had To Take Care Of Themselves For Quite A While. Actually, Not Had To Take Of Themselves, But Have Wanted To Take Care Of Themselves, So I Think It's A Big Transition That Our Country And Our Society Has Been Going Through A Long Time.

I Never Intended On Moving To 'the Good Wife' Permanently, But In Terms Of A Next Move And Something To Do To Make Myself Feel Good, This Was A Great Opportunity.

I've Always Thrown Myself Into Different Kinds Of Experiences, Sometimes Into Really Bad Things. But, You Grow Up. You Become More Of A Woman And You Know Yourself. I Think Knowing Yourself Is A Wonderful Thing Especially When You're In Your 40s And You're Kind Of In Your Skin. Life Is Not So Confusing Anymore.

I Think It's Really Important For Celebrities To Use Their Power Of Money And Fame To Get Their Voices Out There. It's Funny To Me That We're Expected To Keep Quiet Just Because Of Who We Are. Why Do I Lose My Right To Speak My Mind Because I'm Famous?

I Just Think There's Always Room For Humanity In Acting, One Can Only Hope, So When You Bring In The Whole Life Of A Person That's Playing A Character, Then Surprises Happen And Are Allowed To Happen, And So It Makes It More Interesting.

I Always Think, Medically... You Really Have To Be Your Advocate. You Have To Be Able To Back Up Everything That You're Feeling With Some Information And Protect Yourself Through The World Of Hospitals And Doctors' Offices, So The More Information The Better.

For Me, Just Being How Old I Am, I Know I Don't Want To Be A Single Mom. I Really Would Rather Make It A Two-person Job. But I've Also Come To Terms With Not Being A Mother At All. I'm Actually Really Good With Either Direction That My Life Can Take As Being A Valid Experience.

It's Always Weird To Shoot When You're Really Basically Not Wearing Anything.

You Can't Do Things Unexpected In Life If You're Not Willing To Take A Risk, And It's Easier To Risk Your Own Life Than It Is For Your Parent To Watch You Take Risks. It's Very, Very Hard For Parents To See Children Doing Things That Aren't A Solid Path. I've Been Through That.

Exercise Helps Me With Stress. It Changes Your Brain Chemistry. I Turn To Ashtanga Yoga When I Feel The Need To Relax. I Love It, But It's Not Right For Everybody. It's Taught To You A Little Bit At A Time, According To Your Body Type And Your Strength. That Keeps Things Challenging.

Well, I Don't Think Just Because People Are In A Relationship That They're Happy. I Don't Think Relationships Necessarily Make People Happy. You Just Are Happy Or You're Not Happy.