Julie Kavner Quotations

I was brought up not to be selfish or self-centered. So if you play somebody who isn't so lovable, you can play that person and no one will turn on you. I don't want to play that person in real life. Because then people won't like me so much.

That's the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

I sound New York. I sound East Coast much more than a blonde person from L.A.

Don't ask me about Beverly Hills High School. Everybody hated it. I hated it. Hated it. Hated it. Hated it.

I'm very, very private; I don't enjoy talking about myself to strangers. Particularly strangers with tapes going.

I have had friends for years who have never seen my house.

I sound New York. I sound East Coast much more than a blonde person from L.A.

Thats the joy of acting - you get to play people who are not you; you get to explore the dark, hidden sides of yourself.

When I was a kid I would get upset when people laughed at me when I didn't mean to be funny. I would always hear,'We're not laughing at you. We're laughing with you.' But I would say, 'I'm not laughing.