Alison Quotes

Nobody wants anything bad to happen; the other side isn't evil.

I can't even vote in America!

Sitting out of politics isn't really an option if you don't want things to slide.

The best thing about serial drama - especially about screwball comedy - is blocked love.

Secrets are great for acting. Secrets are the best thing in the world for acting, because they keep you looking like you have something in the back of your mind.

To keep an active mind, I find that reading novels is really good.

There's a lot more historical baggage to deal with as a wife than as a partner.

One of my favorite things in watching an actor is feeling, The story is safe in your hands. I can lean back and trust you with this.

And I loved seeing that because they're great interesting cities in of themselves so I'm looking forward to actually being able to use it as itself instead of being a bad New York.

until ... the promiscuous woman is recognized, not only in law but in public opinion, as being neither better nor worse than the promiscuous man, equality has not been won in the moral sphere.

Where there is no freedom there can be no morality.

Every time someone opens up to me, it just feels like a gift they're giving me, because it's a chance to experience another human being.

There are certain relationships that just don't fit into "good" or "bad"; they transcend it.

I have no desire to drink anymore. I just don't want to feel altered.

I know for me, when I would drink, I circumvented my own self-protection and my own judgment and my own discrimination - the healthy kind of judgment and discrimination.

In terms of what we share from our lives, I tend to share everything. My instinct would be to share everything.

I definitely feel moved and affected after interviews, but not in a way that's anything other than positive. There are moments that make me want to cry, but not in any way I can't handle.

Most things that I think about not talking about, ultimately I decide to talk about, and I feel better.

Once I stopped drinking and I'd be going out on dates, or hanging out with guys, I'd realize, "Oh, maybe I don't like them that much!" I think the drinking was to make these guys more tolerable.

Drinking is a fast-forward button; it makes you feel close to a person so quickly.

My husband is the only guy I've ever dated where I've never been drunk around him. I couldn't handle dating without drinking in the past.

Sometimes I try to figure out why I always push things to talk about the really dark stuff in interviews, and I just think it's healing - for the listener, and for the guest.

I'm lucky that people feel comfortable sharing things with me.

I feel like I walk a very fine line between wanting someone to be open and vulnerable and honest with me and the listeners, but not wanting anyone to ever feel like I'm exploiting them.

In U.S. elections, the term "October surprise" has come to mean an event in the closing weeks or days of a presidential campaign that could affect or even alter the outcome.

The FBI's director's letter to Congress revealed that there were e-mails on Clinton aide Huma Abedin's computer, but that's just about it, just that there were emails, not much more information.

It's interesting when something's written about you, and there's comments after.

Everyone would like the world always to be in bubble times. But that doesn't happen.

That's the biggest thing to separate - your body from your self worth.

Sally Field looks amazing in general, never mind her age! She's a phenomenally talented actress and has had a career spanning so many decades.

My DVR says that I watch a lot of TV my husband likes.

It's not weird to look at yourself in the mirror at the gym - that's why they're there! You have to make sure that you're doing things right.

I've been on 'Days' since I was 16, and being surrounded by such thin, gorgeous actresses made me so insecure and self-conscious.

I have two beautiful children and my husband. The perfect day for me is just to be with them and have fun. We like simple things, you know.

My husband and I both have our bucket lists. Running a marathon was on mine.

If you're sitting in front of the TV, you can't have ice cream. But if you're running around all day, then yeah, you can.

Hey 'Bachelor,' take notes! Trusting one another and sharing a journey to health leads to lasting relationships!

I was never obese, but I felt 'less than' because I wasn't as thin as other actresses. I totally fell for that low-fat craze. My goal was to be X jeans size or a specific number on the scale.

Yoga is my luxury workout. If I'm on vacation or I have a day off, I love a 90-minute yoga class. It's a really strong workout, but it takes a little bit longer.

I cook at home all the time and really enjoy it. It's fun family time and we all chip in and help out. We do a lot with our outdoor grill, a lot of chicken or shrimp, and every meal includes veggies.

My husband and I don't want Hollywood drama. I go to the market and do the dishes. I'm not treated differently because I work on TV.

I've been with 'Days of Our Lives' for 21 years, and I've decided this year is going to be my last year.

I keep track of my body by how my jeans fit—and how I feel.

Sometimes we face resistance in Alberta and Canada because we already have other power sources, but this is a competitive alternative.

I sometimes think that we expect too much resolution in this world.

Early in the phase of being in a female body, there's all this desire that comes at you, a lot of it hostile, a lot of it dangerous, a lot of it ruinous.

I do some messing around with things, not necessarily about me but about place and people and the things around.

I grew up flying over oceans and moving and sailing.

There's a lot of water in everything I've ever written. There's always oceans and pools.

You can sometimes find something good on the other side of doing something very, very painful.