Julianna Margulies Quotes

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.

I would have gone to law school, or gotten a psychology degree.

I wasn't interested in sleeping on a futon forever. And what happened is I walked into auditions, and I had nothing to lose, because I had a backup plan.

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.

I know this is going to sound corny, but I love my life.

I love my baby, so I love getting to wake up with him. And I have the most amazing job, with writing that any actor would love and costars who I can't wait to see on Monday mornings. And I love coming home to my husband.

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

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 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.

Small gestures can have a big impact.

I'm too old-school to tweet.

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

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

I feel a tremendous responsibility to my crew, to my cast, to every guest star that comes on.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

I am such a scaredy-cat.

I feel responsible that everyone has a really wonderful experience and to do the best work possible, and to always know my lines and to always be on time and to bring a level to the show in terms of quality that other people will follow.

If you are on a TV series and you have a hard time disassociating from that character when you get home, your love life is going to suffer, your children are going to suffer, your friends will suffer.

You do your best work when you feel safe.

Roles written for women are so much more complex on television.

The film world is becoming quite flimsy for women.

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

I don't understand executives that pit women against each other, the fact that they brought in 'Body of Proof,' Dana Delaney is a friend of mine, and the two of us were just rolling our eyes, it's like, of course, you finally have two great female leads and you're going to put us on against each other.

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

I can tend to over-think things.

TV is a much more female-friendly environment.

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

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 always shocked when actors have diva-esque behavior.

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

I love being my husband's wife.

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

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.

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.

Do what you love doing.

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

I'm always aware that there's a trick to television to prevent an actor from becoming too lazy. Once you become too familiar with a character, it can stifle the adrenalin from flowing through in the performance.

What I love about what I've been given - and luck has a lot to do with it - is that if you follow your heart you'll wind up doing exactly what you want to do. I was fortunate enough to have enough of a foundation with people behind me to do what was in my heart. And it's all worked out.

I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny, because when we found out we were pregnant, I said, 'Okay, let's experience that.' You just have to just go with it because it's rare.

I don't see scary movies. I've never seen 'The Exorcist' or 'Jaws'.

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

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

I drink too much coffee.