Maria Semple Quotes

'Mad About You' fit my sensibility the most of any show that I worked on, and as a result, it was really fun. It felt like a very natural fit.

Maria Semple

Fun
Mad

Quotes to Explore

We've got our football where no one wears anything and the guys are in little shorts and they beat the crap out of each other, and they can catch it and they can kick it, and it's the only place it's played in the world.

Rachel Griffiths
- World
- Football
- Place
I think we've become a TV culture, where we forget the live performer in front of us can see us. I think there is a self-centeredness that happens. There's nothing more important than what you are doing in that moment. So, unless it's an emergency, put your phone away.

Laura Benanti
- Important
- Live
- Culture
One of my favorite things about playing Avery Jennings on 'Dog With a Blog' is that I get to play a real teenager who deals with everyday issues.

G. Hannelius
- Real
- Play
- Dog
I'm not a power person. I like everyone to be on an equal footing.

Jack Nicholson
- Power
- Everyone
- Equal
Anybody, and any company, can have a big run of success once, but if you're going to repeat that over time, you need to be aware that you need to keep learning.

Patrick Lencioni
- Time
- Success
- Learning
White actors still get way more money in Hollywood. It's been that way for a very long time. I hope it'll change, but it's a matter of forcing that change.

Idris Elba
- Time
- Long
- Money