Brenda Strong Quotes

United States, Actress
March 25, 1960

Brenda Lee Strong is an American actress. She was a regular cast member in the sitcoms Scorch (1992), and The Help (2004).Strong had supporting roles in a number of films, including Starship Troopers (1997), Black Dog (1998), The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) and The Work and the Glory (2004). She is best known for her role as Mary Alice Young in the ABC television comedy-drama series, Desperate Housewives (2004–2012).

I think whenever you have a product you are always trying to improve it. Whether it is a commercial project out on the market or it's a creative collaboration, you are always looking to keep you audiences more engaged.

Brenda Strong
- Trying
- Collaboration
I'm a Yogi and a tea drinker, and having a gun is the last thing that one would expect of me as a human being.

Brenda Strong
- Gun
- Tea

There's an integrity and a strength to women who have been raised in rough country.

Brenda Strong
- Women
- Country
- Integrity
My grandmother was the daughter of pioneers, as was my grandfather, and they were farmers. And they worked the land, and there is a grounded value system that becomes inherent in knowing what's real and what's powerful. And understanding the material nature of not only man, but beasts and profit and all of those things that you fight for.

Brenda Strong
- Real
- Nature
- Value
I practice yoga even when my schedule doesn't allow me to teach. I've been practicing for 17 years, since before it became hip.

Brenda Strong
- Practice
- Yoga
I have such respect for guest actors. They don't know all the characters as deeply as the regulars, and the cast isn't your family, so you have more at stake.

Brenda Strong
- Family
- Respect
There are a lot of people who dream of overnight success, of being Brad Pitt getting discovered for 'Thelma and Louise,' but that doesn't always happen. I represent that stick-to-it-ness that it takes to build a career over time, guest spot by guest spot. Looking back from here, I wouldn't have wanted the journey to go any other way.

Brenda Strong
- People
- Time
- Career
Yoga reduced my stress and bodily tension. It allowed me to bring my body back into balance, to emerge from my fertility struggle with my sense of self esteem and self worth intact, and to forge a stronger bond with my husband.

Brenda Strong
- Struggle
- Balance
- Husband