Anna Gunn

There's nothing wrong with women saying that we can be ambitious and that we can want the same things that men have traditionally wanted. ”

I think theater probably remains my favorite, sort of where my soul lives. It takes a lot of discipline, and you have to show up eight shows a week, no matter how you feel physically, mentally, emotionally - there's nobody to cut around that: you've got to tell the story yourself for two hours. ”

I enjoy taking on complex, difficult characters and have always striven to capture the truth of those people, whether or not it's popular. ”

You know my girls are so funny. You're out in the country and there are critters everywhere and they get a little like, 'Oh my God! Oh no, bugs!' and I had to say, 'Honey this is fine. This is their world and it's all part of being in the country.' I realized, 'Oh my God, my girls are really city girls.' ”

It would be a lot of fun to play some comedy. ”

My mom told me I could do anything I want, be anyone I want. I believed it. And so I want my daughters to as well. ”

In my experience, you get a job for a reason. Your work life happens for a reason. ”

Going under the water and staying under the water for periods of time gives me claustrophobia. ”

I was just so intrigued with good stories from the time I was a little girl. When my parents would take us out to dinner, I would bring a book along. And they were perfectly happy with that. ”

Nobody's all good or bad, and nobody's all light or dark. Every human being has so many different aspects and facets to them. And there can be something noble and something really dark and dangerous going on in a person all at the same time. ”