Top 53 Debra Messing Quotes
#1. Becoming a mother was the single defining event of my life. It felt like the whole world shifted.
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#2. I think Hollywood has always, you know, there's always been glamour associated to it. And especially in the last ten years there has been a growing sort of obsession with celebrity life and celebrity culture.
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#3. To me, nothing is more fascinating or theatrical than real life. These people are in dire situations, where something extreme has happened in their lives.
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#4. Repeat after me: 'I am doing the best that I can.'
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#5. I don't think it's possible to have a wedding without it being stressful!
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#6. Creatively I just enjoy challenging myself in different genres.
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#7. So my son is very curious, which is fantastic. He loves school. So I don't have to encourage him too much, but I love to do it because I know it's meaningful and words are powerful.
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#8. That whole world of musical theater was my first love. It's where I wanted to be when I was three years old.
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#9. Okay well - no that is a very real thing seven-year-olds asking for BlackBerrys and cell phones and things like that. And that's one of the things I love most about the show is the social satire.
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#10. And so out of the blue the call did come and said, you know, "Would you be - would you consider turning this now into a series?" And so obviously that was a shock. And all the conversations began. And, you know, and now we're here. Now we're finishing up our last episode right now.
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#11. Ask everyone whether they're an actor or a doctor or a teacher or whatever is entitled to his or her opinion. But unfortunately, because actors are in the public eye, whether we want it or not, sometimes our opinions carry more weight or influence than they deserve.
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#12. It's always been really important for me to try to maintain a balanced life, professional and personal, and this was absolutely something that my husband and I had hoped for.
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#13. I'm very devoted to my husband and we've been together for a very long time.
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#14. I was such a late bloomer when it comes to fashion.
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#15. It's the job that I take most seriously in my life and I think it's the hardest job.
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#16. Write hand-written notes daily and commit to supporting the growth and self-esteem of children, because it makes such a big difference in terms of their capacity for learning.
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#17. We have so many different options now and ways to communicate digitally. But I don't think anything is more meaningful or powerful than a hand-written letter.
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#18. Do what makes you happy. And when it doesn't make you happy anymore, make a change
without fear.
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#19. I think that there's etiquette for every means of communication. People are very judgmental and have strict rules. I don't think you should end a relationship with a Post-it note. I know some people who get offended when an e-mail is sent as a "thank you" note instead of a hand-written card.
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#20. I'm fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.
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#21. As scary as change can be and as much as I might resist it, there's always some unkown gift that comes out of it. I really never thought you could begin again. You can.
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#22. I love London. I love England. We were out in the countryside and I had the time of my life.
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#23. I don't exercise - that's something I struggle with.
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#24. I'm a mom, and I'm always looking for ways to encourage, support, and embolden my son to help make him believe in himself.
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#25. It's essentially encouraging parents, teachers, and caretakers to remind children how special they are on a regular basis.
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#26. I was always singing and dancing for my mother when I wasn't glued to the television watching I Love Lucy or the Carol Burnett Show.
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#27. I come from the New York theatre world, and I have a lot of gay male friends, so this friendship of Will and Grace's isn't such a stretch.
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#28. And that's just a terrifying and terrifying thing. And all the photographers and, you know, it's a different, unnatural setting that no one can prepare you for. But, you know, I just try and have as much fun as I can for as long as it lasts because I know it's a privilege.
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#29. You know, making fun of the excessiveness and the priorities that are most stilted out here which does make it difficult to have a very sort of grounded, normal life because there's really nothing normal about Hollywood.
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#30. Honesty is probably the sexiest thing a man can give to a woman.
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#31. I think the institute of marriage is a noble thing. The idea of a partner for life is incredibly romantic. But now we're living to 100. A hundred years ago people were dying at age 37. Til death do us part was a much different deal.
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#32. I'm thrilled because I think that, you know, everyone has gotten what they wanted. You know, I just wanted to be (there) surrounded with the best actors period.
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#33. 'Project Runway' was my guilty pleasure while my son was napping or nursing.
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#34. Yes, women, and men, have to be open to love, because if we're not open then there's no way for us to find happiness. But you can be open to it and still have no control over when it's going to happen.
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#35. But I've become completely obsessed with taking photos on my iPhone. I have like 400 apps.
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#36. My biggest fantasy love affair was with Dustin Hoffman. It's so bizarre. Also Anthony Hopkins.
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#37. Oh it's fantastic because I get to whip people like David into shape and tell them to go get me coffee. Kidding - okay.
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#38. I love to do glamorous things, like wear Valentino.
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#39. I pay parking tickets. You know, you can try to give 50%, but then they charge you all those penalties! Seriously, I have gotten many, many, many tickets in my life.
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#40. If I have a pocket, then I'll have lip balm, my keys, and $10 cash.
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#41. You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor.
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#42. I'm naturally lean and I'm constantly walking.
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#43. I mean I love my family very much, but there is a difference when you're reuniting with your family outside of your hometown and reuniting in the family home.
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#44. My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.
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#45. Court TV. I can't stop watching it. I am absolutely obsessed! If I'm not reading a book or spending time with my husband, my friends or my dog, I am watching Court TV.
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#46. It was hard to find somebody who could juggle both. And so we were really just focusing more on that. We figured, okay, if we're lucky enough to find somebody then, you know, the audience will get over it in one episode.
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#47. I'm a little commitment phobic, in that I've always been someone who likes to take things one year at a time because as we all know, a year can change everything in your life.
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#48. You can see with the proliferation of magazines, you know, that just focus entirely on that. So it just - it seems like there (was) a lot of fodder and a lot of stories and fun things to poke fun at and highlight.
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#49. I think for me it's just a matter of staying keyed into my lifelong friends from New York and family. And, you know, I'm pretty solitary. I'm a homebody. So I don't get out much to get into trouble
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#50. It's a miracle to be an actor and to know that you have a job to go to a year from now is a rare thing, so I think peace of mind and financial stability come with that. Hopefully I'm a little wiser and have a little more perspective in my life than I did then.
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#51. I'll exercise in spurts, usually inspired by a dress that I have to fit into. But once that gown is squeezed into, if I continue to exercise, I get sick or I pull my back. For some reason my body literally rejects exercise.
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#52. You can't control chemistry. You can't control, you know, just similar aesthetics creatively. And, you know, David and I didn't know each other prior to this. And we get along famously. So it's - I feel very lucky.
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