Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don't just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It's a daily struggle.

I like writing my own material - Im pretty good at it.

I don't mind dating younger men now.

When it comes to comedy, they always say, "Jackée, whatever comes to your mind." But heaven forbid I can't think of something. It's never happened yet, thank God. I may knock on wood.

Well, there's no other person like me. Ain't nobody else like me. It's flattering. I don't like to do it too much because I get tired of me. But people ask, so I get to do it every now and then.

I hate to say it, but the older you get, you really do have to cut down on the amount you eat. Less food and less portions.

I like beautiful clothing. I love Bergdorfs.

Patience is a garment which has never worn out.

I think there would be less torture with a warrant requirement than without one.

A free man thinks of nothing less than of death; and his wisdom is a meditation not on death but on life.

Whats better than followers, is actually falling in love

Every Christmas my hometown radio station would always play 'Christmas In Dixie' by Alabama. I always remember lovin' that song.

Sometimes you have a period piece where you have to research around it but, if the writers have done their homework well enough, the information is all in the script.

Excellence" is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act "rightly" because we are "excellent", in fact we achieve "excellence" by acting "rightly".

I hate the telephone. I think the lowest circle of hell is reserved for Alexander Graham Bell.

I was proud of 'House, MD,' and I think it was good for what it was and remarkably smart for a television show. I loved Hugh Laurie and was proud to be by his side that long and to be trusted by him.

Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels.