Amanda Peet

My writing philosophy is throwing spaghetti against the wall. That's how I take pictures, too. If I take 100, surely one will be good. ”

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. ”

Being an actor is really, really hard, no matter how you slice it. ”

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

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

When you're an actor, you can be hindered by your own narcissism. ”

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

I think when you're a bigger star you get many good scripts sent to you, and you have to choose which one you're going to gravitate toward, but I just try to gravitate toward the best-written one that's been thrown my way after a lot of girls have passed on it. ”

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. ”

I'd love to work with Joan Cusack again - I'm obsessed with Joan Cusack. ”