Amanda Peet Quotes

United States, Actress
January 11, 1972

Amanda Peet (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress. After studying at Columbia University, Peet began her career in television commercials, and progressed to small roles on television, before making her film debut in 1995. A featured role in the 2000 comedy film The Whole Nine Yards brought her wider recognition.

I have a fairly realistic idea about what my gifts and limitations are.

Amanda Peet
I'm interested in people who are very close to the people who commit crimes.

Amanda Peet
- People

If you think about it, there aren't that many women who are in their 40s, who are Jewish and funny and stage-worthy.

Amanda Peet
- Women
- Funny
I think once I was in high school - I had boyfriends and stuff like that, but I think when I was younger, I went through a period where I looked like a boy, and people thought I was a boy.

Amanda Peet
- People
- School
- High
If you take 'Cheers' and 'Seinfeld' and watch the early shows, they're kind of awkward. It took a while for the writers and everything to gel.

Amanda Peet
The thing I noticed about Jack was when we did a reading of the script, just to warm up.

Amanda Peet
- Up
- Reading
I try to be really hippie about things. I'm uptight in all the ways that are really important, but the things my husband and family can benefit from my uptightness, I'm completely lacking.

Amanda Peet
- Important
- Family
- Husband
Well, my mom is single and we've both been single at the same time over the last ten years, so I really related to the bond between my character and Diane's.

Amanda Peet
- Time
- Character
- Single

Whenever I was with Kevin Pollak, I had to leave the room.

Amanda Peet
I like playwriting because it's rooted in a single location with actors standing talking to each other.

Amanda Peet
- Single
I'd love to work with Joan Cusack again - I'm obsessed with Joan Cusack.

Amanda Peet
- Work
I'm technologically an imbecile. But I do use the camera phone!

Amanda Peet
I see a lot of homes that are supercool, and everything is very tasteful, but it's not warm. I'm really scared of rooms that look too serious.

Amanda Peet
- Serious
I think getting drunk is the key to flying comfortably. A couple of bloody marys or several glasses of champagne, and suddenly it's like you're on a roller coaster.

Amanda Peet
- Couple
- Flying
- Drunk

I don't clean, I don't make the bed. I spend my salary. I worry a lot. I just don't worry about socks on the floor.

Amanda Peet
- Worry