Quotes from Maura Tierney

I think infidelity is difficult, monogamy is difficult, and marriage is difficult.

I wish I had a little more joy of cooking - because mostly I have anxiety of cooking. I'm so proud when things come out well.

I tend to focus on what I'm doing at the moment, and that takes up the entire span of my focus.

The charity that I work for is the Johnson Cancer Research Foundation at UCLA. I also do work with Stand Up To Cancer.

I get really nervous, really anxious.

I was on network TV for about 15 years or so, which I loved.

Being bald is no fun.

With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a collaborative medium.

My answer to a lot of things is to go to work. That's not everybody's answer.

What appealed to me was that the focus of 'North Atlantic' was more about performance rather than emoting, because I was at a point in life where it was nice not to have to emote all over the place.

Everyone in my family has seen me cry before.