One of the things I like about the show is it redefines the idea of what it is to be a mother, which at its most basic level is to take care of a child. It doesn't mean you have to look like the ladies in the Lysol commercials.
— Lauren Graham
Belly buttons are cool!
It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV.
The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.
If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now.
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.
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.
You want the story to end when it's supposed to and not be squeezed for somebody's financial gain.
Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much less keep a national secret.
Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor.
I'm nice, and I show up on time.
The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it.
All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I'm 100!
I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life.
