Quotes from Bonnie Hunt

I'm right on the edge of getting another movie. It's between me and a famous person. The studio said they're thinking about going with somebody with a name. I said, 'That's great! Because I have one!'

When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

I think families are so great, because when you go home, no matter what you've accomplished in your life, you still are the person you were in sixth grade to them. You know, it never really changes.

Just 'cause there's snow on the roof doesn't mean there's not a fire inside.

I don't write punch lines.

I loved when my folks would watch 'The Dean Martin Show.'

There's nothing funnier than religion. Try explaining it to a kid. I had it all wrong when I was a kid.

Over the years, if you look at the films of people like Billy Wilder, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, their supporting characters, even if it's a doorman with two lines, always seem three-dimensional. To me, that's a sign of good storytelling.

I was so angry at God for taking my father from me that I marched up to my mother before the funeral and told her I was going to quit nursing school. I just wanted to stop living.

Chicago has definitely played a part in my character development. I love the essence of the city, the personalities of the people, the hard-working spirit that you need to get through the winters. And every neighborhood has its great restaurants and the local hot-dog stand.

All my brothers and sisters are really witty, and I would just sit back and enjoy them.

I thought of Second City as just the greatest therapeutic job anybody could ever dream of having.

I think what happens is that some writers, who are so great in television or whatever, once they become successful, they get out of the loop of real life. It's real hard to draw on something to write.

Anything Pixar does, you know, I really just am in awe of them and thrilled to be included in anything they do.

I think you have to see the high highs and the low lows to get to the core of what makes us tick as people.

Humor is very healing.

When I was in high school, I hid in the back seat of an old boyfriend's car when he was out with another girl. He finally found me, but not until after he had made out with her for an hour.

I grew up in a working-class neighborhood, so there was always a sense of struggle, but we had hope.

Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are.

My home is in Chicago, but I have an apartment in Los Angeles.

My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here.

Everywhere I go, people think I'm Helen Hunt.

When a fan holds out Helen's picture for me to autograph, I usually sign it Linda Hunt - just to make their heads really crazy.