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. – Christine Baranski
Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job? – Christine Baranski
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. – Christine Baranski
Usually, it gets worse and worse as they downsize your character; mine just kept getting better. – Christine Baranski
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. – Christine Baranski
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. – Christine Baranski
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. – Christine Baranski
I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don’t have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it. – Christine Baranski
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. – Christine Baranski
You make a choice whether or not to turn that TV on. We didn’t even have a television in the house. – Christine Baranski
