Bonnie Hunt

I would hope to have some of the same audience that Oprah has earned. And I would love to earn that, as well. ”

Chicago has definitely played a part in my character development. I love the essence of the city, the personalities of the people, the hard-working spirit that you need to get through the winters. And every neighborhood has its great restaurants and the local hot-dog stand. ”

My only power is my ability to do something with passion and do it well. It's also something someone cannot take way from me, so it's very valuable. ”

I love writing. ”

If an executive producer has written a certain line, and an actress says it, and it's not very funny, you don't dare go to them and say, 'I don't like this,' because it will make your life miserable. ”

I think what happens is that some writers, who are so great in television or whatever, once they become successful, they get out of the loop of real life. It's real hard to draw on something to write. ”

I think families are so great, because when you go home, no matter what you've accomplished in your life, you still are the person you were in sixth grade to them. You know, it never really changes. ”

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything. ”

I was so angry at God for taking my father from me that I marched up to my mother before the funeral and told her I was going to quit nursing school. I just wanted to stop living. ”

Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are. ”