Quotes from Lauren Graham

I've seen 'The Godfather Part II,' 'Broadcast News,' and 'Annie Hall' more than 20 times each.

I've spent a lot of time wondering, What's going to happen? What's going to happen? I try not to allow myself to do that much anymore. I think ive gotten more comfortable with the unknown.

Maybe I should sit. Plenty of people use sitting as a way to pass the time.

Moving. Someone said this to me a long time ago, it's bhuddist saying, I think: 'There is no wasted effort'.

I'm nice, and I show up on time.

For a time in high school, I had glasses, braces, and a cast. I like to call this look 'no date for homecoming.'

Strangers were worried about me; that's how long I was single!

Honestly, I was such a tomboy as a kid. People were taking from their mothers' closets - I was taking from my dad's closet. It was the '80s, so it wasn't terrible, but I was wearing my dad's dress shirts over jeans from the Gap.

Texting is not flirting, if you don't care about me enough to say the words than that's not love, I don't like it!

I've always really liked being active. I do Spinning classes, I run, I have a trainer, I do Pilates with my sister Shade.

I've learned a lot from trainers over the years, but mainly that you need discipline to stay in the gym and out of the many fine cupcake emporiums on every corner.

I really think if you're trying to look good, do something athletic. I have a little mini tramp, and sometimes I'll just try to jump for 20 minutes. It gets your blood circulating, and that always looks really pretty.

My time at Barnard was fun but stressful. I transferred there from the acting conservatory at NYU, and my Rolling Around On the Floor Pretending to Be a Lion classes didn't translate into many academic credits.

Honestly, 'Parenthood' was not what I planned. I didn't plan to do another drama. I didn't plan to play a single mom. I didn't plan, even, to do an ensemble show. But I hadn't found anything I liked as much. I just connected to the show.

Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor.

I dream of playing Lady Cora's sister on 'Downton Abbey.'

I have way too many jeans. But I never seem to have a top to wear.

Just for daily wear, I love discovering new jeans companies.

I'm baffled when young actors aren't familiar with current film, television and theater, or aren't interested in older films or plays and the history of the craft in general. If you don't know what's out there, and what came before, then how can you picture yourself working, and how can anyone else?

Having trees and a track to run on have become more important to me than living near cool restaurants.

If you're meeting someone for the first time after three hours of hair, makeup, and styling, you've already set the bar too high.

I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending.

All TV shows are basically part of the same storyline.

As actors we always say that once the person in a scene gets what they want, the scene is over. It's resolved. But life is never resolved - you're always in the process.