Quotes from Lauren Ambrose

I need to have an outlet, and so I go and make up characters and act and sing and dance like a crazy monkey clown.

I came to L.A. to work and become a better actress, not to be a star.

I studied classical music in high school.

Being an actress is similar to trying to fit in with the popular kids in high school. You're expected to drive the right car, wear the right clothes and say the right things.

On 'Six Feet Under,' I never really had much to do with the actual business, with the embalming stuff. That wasn't really my role.

New York is so dry.