Julianna Margulies Quotes

The reason I met my husband was because I remembered a friend's birthday. The moral of the story is: Remember people's birthdays.

The best thing a person can be is of-some-use.

If you walk down the street and smile at someone, that will get passed on to the next person. That has the power to change someone's day.

My love life is nobody's business... if I give it to 40 million people to read, what do I have left when I go home? I'm protective of my personal life that way.

I love being one half of a romantic couple.

What a wonderful time for women on television.

A good wife is someone who thinks she has done everything right: raising the kids, being there for the husband, being home, trying to do it all.

Small gestures can have a big impact.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

That's what I love about acting, you get to find little pieces of yourself in every character you play.

I think the whole under-eye-bag thing is hereditary, and I just got lucky.

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

I'm one of those strange people: I really love going to the gym.

I've done so many independent movies I'm sure no one will ever see, but I've loved the work.

I'm the kind of person who always has to be on time and I'm incredibly professional.

Do what you love doing.

I was never much of a kid person. I mean, I thought they were cute to look at, but I didn't want them in my house.

I'm too old-school to tweet.

I think the whole world should try not talking for a day.

The power of saying no is so much more than the power of saying yes.

Believe anything is possible and then work like hell to make it happen.

I'd rather go back to waitressing than play a character that I hate.

Isn't there a danger with Tweeting, like drunk dialing? Isn't there a drunk Tweeting danger?

I am such a scaredy-cat.

I love being my husband's wife.

The red carpet is really the only thing that makes me nervous.

The Emmys are honestly very unpredictable. I mean, have you looked at my Emmy record? I was nominated 6 times for ER and won once.

As you get older, all the things your parents said to you when you were younger ring true, but when you're younger, you reject them.

I'm always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior.

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television. The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

TV is a much more female-friendly environment.

You hear about actors who were doing five years on a series as lovers and actually hated each other. I don't know if I could pull it off.

To be included in the group with women like Glenn Close and Kyra Sedgwick is a little bit astonishing to me. To even be mentioned in the same sentence as Glenn Close is just ridiculous.

It's a little bit silly to pit us all against each other as if we were running a race. Just think about the fact that Richard Burton never won an Oscar.

You do your best work when you feel safe.

I drink too much coffee.

The room is full of such talent. It's a beautiful thing about the SAG Awards. It's the most rewarding room to be in as an actor.

I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl.

I'm a believer in 'Ignorance is bliss.'

I think you're much more approachable when you're on a small screen.

I think that power comes in numbers, and we're in an industry where the actors need to have a bigger voice.

It's one thing in this business to actually work. 5 percent of the Screen Actors' Guild works. It's another thing to do work that's satisfying and that people are loving.

I am a big believer in women's lib, but I love when a man holds a door for me.

I don't have a lot of stomach for people who don't show up to a set knowing their lines because you're keeping 150 people waiting.

You never stop learning your craft. That's the key to success within yourself as an actor.