Sarah Jessica Parker
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Biography
Sarah Jessica Parker is an American actress and television producer. In a career spanning over five decades, she has performed across several productions of both screen and stage.
"I've always been an actor. That's my job — I can be anything you want me to be."
"For so long, I didn't play the object of attention or affection. It wasn't until L.A. Story that anyone cast me in a role that had my sexuality as a point of interest or focus or operation. I just wasn't examined in the same way that a 'pretty girl' would be."
"I didn't think I was going to be a person who other people knew, whose name was recognizable."
"Anything having to do with food is pleasurable for me. Any conversation about food, review of food, story of food, picture of food, thought of food..."
"Just because people don't have money doesn't mean they don't desire the same thing. They should have it, and it should be good."
"I strangely feel better before I go through hair and makeup. Maybe that's just because I feel like me."
"It never grows old, putting on a beautiful dress. For me, it's a great distraction. It's always ridiculous, and it always feels like it should be happening to somebody else."
"My instinct was that it felt personal. It was really about 'We don't like her.' Who were the judges and critics? I would like to ask them, 'What exactly is it that you personally find not sexy about me? Is it my figure? Is it my brain that bothers you?'"
"That's the beauty of this country — we can have different opinions and coexist and be amused by each other and hurt and offended."
"One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one-industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie-making."
"I'm very, very concerned about the Bush presidency. I'm worried about the kinds of cuts in domestic programs that mean something to a lot of people, including members of my family, who depend on certain things from the government."
"I have a lot of responsibilities outside myself. I have a large family. I want to know I can always be helpful."
"I never wanted to be a celebrity I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way."
"One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one-industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie-making."
"I'm very, very concerned about the Bush presidency. I'm worried about the kinds of cuts in domestic programs that mean something to a lot of people, including members of my family, who depend on certain things from the government."
"I remember when I came home from the hospital after having my son, I wore a Narciso Rodriguez black coat. Then, I was using this fragrance that I had created. I walk by that coat, and it still smells like that fragrance. It takes you right there."
"When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho."
"I like my money right where I can see it... hanging in my closet."
"One of the things that's great about New York is that it is not a one-industry town. It has education, academia, the service industry, arts, publishing, theater, politics, fashion, finance, as well as movie-making."
"In a relationship, when does the art of compromise become compromising?"
"When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho."
"My job requires me to put on a little dress and run around the streets of New York in heels. But I also had the financial means to hire a yoga teacher to come to my house while my sitter watched the newborn. For 95 percent of the world, that's not realistic."
"When men attempt bold gestures, generally it's considered romantic. When women do it, it's often considered desperate or psycho."
"When it comes to life and love, why do we believe our worst reviews?"
"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate."