Christine Baranski Quotes

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

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• 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.

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

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

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

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• 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.

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

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

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• Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?

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• Audrey Hepburn’s face was made for the camera.

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

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• I got into Julliard on almost a full scholarship.

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

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• 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.

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

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

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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

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Christine Baranski (34)

Birth:	2nd May, 1952
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Singer

About

Christine Jane Baranski was born in Buffalo, New York. She is an American actress and singer. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. She is an Emmy Award winner and a two-time Tony Award winner. Baranski made her stage debut in 1974 and her Broadway debut in Hide and Seek in 1980. She has won two Tony Awards for Best Featured Actress in a Play, for The Real Thing in 1984 and Rumors in 1989. She has received a total of eleven Emmy nominations. She has also starred in various roles in films and television. She also played Cinderella's stepmother in the film adaptation of the musical, Into the Woods.

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