Christine Baranski - biography

Biography

Christine Baranski is best-known for the following films:

East Broadway (2006)

Christine Baranski Quotes

“Acting is like a high wire act. Your margin for error is very slim.”

“It was considered that you were stepping down by doing television. I almost turned Cybill down because I so wanted to remain a theater actress.”

“It’s a great time to be an actress at this point in my life.”

“Jim Carrey is a consummate actor and professional. He comes on set, knows his lines and knows his moves.”

“You are always damned by things that you do well as an actor.”

“I’d much rather be famous for being a fabulous bitch than being, She does that nice wife really well.”

“Bambi has a profound effect on children because it’s about losing your mother.”

“I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don’t have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.”

“Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?”

“I do enjoy film. The more I do it the more I learn.”

“If I never do another movie, I will have had the privilege of working on one of the big Hollywood movies with top people, creating a world that can only be described as totally cinematic.”

“Lawrence of Arabia is the ultimate movie, deeply cinematic.”

“Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me.”

“Ron Howard is as good a person as you could want to work with on film. He never lost his cool. He’s the most easygoing, lovely man, but he’s got this enormous intelligence and a wonderful humanity.”

“I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You’re trying to pack a lot in.”

“It is really hard to do comedy; it takes a lot of energy and focus. It’s rather like music: It’s a lot of hitting notes precisely.”

“Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job?”

“It’s the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that’s all you can do.”

“You make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn’t even have a television in the house.”

“The older I get the more I try not to waste my time on negative energy.”

“You can only do the work to the very best of your ability.”

“Audrey Hepburn’s face was made for the camera.”

“I got into Julliard on almost a full scholarship.”

“I never say I have a preference for one medium as opposed to another.”

“I often close my eyes because I can’t tolerate violence.”

“I think people think Jim Carrey’s just wild and crazy. He really is very disciplined. It is true of Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams as well.”

“I wanted to show people I can do things other than the sophisticated bitch.”

“I wish I didn’t have to live up to anything.”

“I’m a nice, happily married wife and mom and I live in Connecticut.”

“I’m sad to say that stardom is a commodity in our culture.”

“In the early ’90s, New York was a pretty depressing place.”

“The sibilant s is the most difficult sound to correct.”

“Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better.”

“You have to hold your bloody own or you’re lost.”

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