Julianna Margulies Quotes

The reason I met my husband was because I remembered a friend's birthday. The moral of the story is: Remember people's birthdays.

The best thing a person can be is of-some-use.

If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day.

I would have gone to law school, or gotten a psychology degree. I wasn't interested in sleeping on a futon forever. And what happened is I walked into auditions, and I had nothing to lose, because I had a backup plan.

My love life is nobody's business... if I give it to 40 million people to read, what do I have left when I go home? I'm protective of my personal life that way.

I have learned to go fully in the face of my dreams. I would recommend you do the same. Now is the time in your life to be selfish. To explore. To take chances. Remember being selfish is not the same as being self-indulgent. You have the gift of time. Use it to do what you love. Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

What a wonderful time for women on television.

I love being one half of a romantic couple.

A good wife is someone who thinks she has done everything right: raising the kids, being there for the husband, being home, trying to do it all.

Small gestures can have a big impact.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

I think the whole world should try not talking for a day.

I'm too old-school to tweet.

I was never much of a kid person. I mean, I thought they were cute to look at, but I didn't want them in my house.

Do what you love doing.

I'm one of those pathetic actors who will say yes to every play reading just because I do miss the stage so much. What I really miss about the theater is that in the end, it's yours to give. In television and film, it's yours to do and someone else's to take and someone else's to give. As much as I love television - the biggest luxury of all is to know that you have a job to go to - I do miss that connection and having that power over my own performance on stage.

I'm one of those strange people: I really love going to the gym.

I've done so many independent movies I'm sure no one will ever see, but I've loved the work.

I'm the kind of person who always has to be on time and I'm incredibly professional.

That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.

I know this is going to sound corny, but I love my life. I love my baby, so I love getting to wake up with him. And I have the most amazing job, with writing that any actor would love and costars who I can't wait to see on Monday mornings. And I love coming home to my husband.

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

I think the whole under-eye-bag thing is hereditary, and I just got lucky.

I am such a scaredy-cat.

I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate.

Isn't there a danger with Tweeting, like drunk dialing? Isn't there a drunk Tweeting danger?

You never stop learning your craft. That's the key to success within yourself as an actor.

You do your best work when you feel safe.

The hardest thing about being an actor, and especially when you're a woman trying to also have a family and a relationship, is to maintain some sort of normalcy. With television, you might not be home a lot, but you have a routine.

I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do the best work possible, and to always know my lines and to always be on time and to bring a level to the show in terms of quality that other people will follow.

I don't have a lot of stomach for people who don't show up to a set knowing their lines because you're keeping 150 people waiting.

I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me.

It's one thing in this business to actually work. 5 percent of the Screen Actors' Guild works. It's another thing to do work that's satisfying and that people are loving.

I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice.

I love being my husband's wife.

I think you're much more approachable when you're on a small screen.

I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss.'

I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl.

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be in as an actor.

I drink too much coffee.

The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous.

As you get older, all the things your parents said to you when you were younger ring true, but when you're younger, you reject them.

I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior.

What I love about what I've been given - and luck has a lot to do with it - is that if you follow your heart you'll wind up doing exactly what you want to do. I was fortunate enough to have enough of a foundation with people behind me to do what was in my heart. And it's all worked out.

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

TV is a much more female-friendly environment.

You hear about actors who were doing five years on a series as lovers and actually hated each other. I don't know if I could pull it off.

If you are on a TV series and you have a hard time disassociating from that character when you get home, your love life is going to suffer, your children are going to suffer, your friends will suffer.