Wendi McLendon-Covey Quotes & Sayings

“Now, I love playing moms who can't hide their paranoia.”

“Back when I was growing up, it was like, 'You're too young to know what you want. We're telling you what you want. It doesn't matter if you like it. And you are stupid. Just so you know.'”

“As a performer, you can't just sit around waiting for the phone to ring. You have to write and develop projects for yourself, because casting people aren't always going to see you the way you want to be seen. Write a one-person show, shoot a short film, do plays, whatever - activity breeds activity. No one's interested in a stay-at-home actress.”

“I like to play the weirdos. I like to play the people that are hard to like. You get to say and do things that you would never say and do in real life.”

“Different people's houses smell like different weird things. God forbid someone should come and nail down what my house smells like. It'd probably be a litter box... sweaty socks... and burnt bacon. That probably is what it smells like.”

“Come on, planning a wedding, let's be honest, it's not fun. It's not fun being in a wedding.”

“If you want to play the good roles, spend more time in in college and in acting class than you do in the gym, and you'll have the career you want.”

“You think your friends have good taste in fashion, until they ask you to wear an ugly bridesmaid dress!”

“What's the most humiliating thing? When you take someone to dinner or you cook somebody dinner and they get food poisoning. I mean, how bad do you feel?”

“Oh my gosh, if I could be on '30 Rock', my life would be made. That is my favorite show. My absolute favorite show.”