Quotes from Joely Fisher

I've never been a waif; I have a womanly figure and always did.

I always thought that I would have a recording career.

Sometimes I hid my family connections.

Skiing makes me feel great, and it gives my legs such an incredible workout.

I love to cook. I make an award-winning turkey chili.

I was like a race horse, just trying to get into the world.

I knew from the time I could walk that I wanted to be an actor.

People really feed on someone else's tragedies or problems.

I just believe that whatever you put into your system you're going to see on your face and your body.

I was up until all hours of the night, listening to stories, meeting great old comedians.

I stay in my own little zone, and that's good for me.

It's challenging, but you have to at least try to eat right and exercise.

I realized I am living an amazing, gorgeous, large life. I want to share this, and that includes the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I was 2 when my parents - actress Connie Stevens and singer Eddie Fisher - divorced. I was too young to experience the pain of their split, but it was rough growing up with a father who wasn't there.

When I had arrived in Italy, I had my CD Walkman and about 100 CDs. The song that spoke to me was Kate Bush's 'The Man With the Child in His Eyes,' from 1978.

I feel like crying and sadness has brought an actual change to the shape of my mouth.

My mom says it's an American version of the French name Jolie. My dad says I'm named after Al Jolson.

For some people, it's like I can't be a good actress because I grew up with a silver spoon.

They say seven stages of grief. I think it's more like 77.

But unfortunately, when you have a kid, you sometimes eat everything they leave behind. So far today I've had some of her leftover pancakes with peanut butter.

I'm obsessed with cooking shows, even though they make everything look so easy when it isn't.

I realized that I've always been a storyteller.

I'm a storyteller, and everyone in this family expresses themselves through writing to get through life's milestones.

I never saw myself as much of a storyteller.