Julia Louis-Dreyfus Quotes

I have no agenda except to be funny. Neither I or the writers profess to offer any worldly wisdom.

And Seinfeld is so quick: we crank out one show a week, and the hours are very reasonable.

The war and terrorism in the Middle East, the crisis of leadership in many of the oil-supply countries in the developing world, the crisis of global warming - all these are very clearly tied to energy.

I'm not a lesbian. I hate men, but I'm not a lesbian

My goal is, of course, for this show to do well, and I would love it if people liked it.

If you feel rooted in your home and family, if you're active in your community, there's nothing more empowering. The best way to make a difference in the world is to start by making a difference in your own life.

When I was growing up, I always thought my hair was messy.

Making a movie is a long, dull process. There's a lot of waiting around.

As an actress, it appeals to me because I love the idea of playing those in-between moments, the sort of behavioral stuff that one might not normally see.

I really do like to work. I will work again. But on my terms.

The Seinfeld motto: No learning, no hugging.

I'm not the type to cut back on hot showers, but there's no harm in hot water when it's warmed by the sun.

Some people can sometimes really invade your space and kind of never leave you alone.

I think Elaine would go out with anyone if they showed interest in her. She's nuts. The woman's nuts.

Anybody who is an ambitious politician would never ever aspire to a Vice Presidency. And yet, people find themselves in that position, and so, therein lies the rub.

The fact of the matter is that everybody treats me pretty much as one of the boys, which I take as a great compliment.

Everybody seems to know me. It's very strange.

Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them.

I'm particularly fortunate to be in a position where I can bring my child to work and be able to get good child care. Not a lot of women have that.

I've actually considered going with my married name, Julia Hall, but all the paperwork.

I always wanted to perform.

Keeping a sense of humor about life. My parents divorced when I was 8, and whenever I felt down, my mom would remind me that a sense of humor gets you through just about anything.

I guess if I wrote a book one day, it would be about hair.

Even my great grand-mother did impressions.

Elaine is just in pain. I think Elaine has become very, very sad woman. She is someone who is in deep need of many hours of analysis and I like to think that I'm not that type of person.

It is, I think, harder for women. I haven't quite figured it out, and all of my women friends haven't figured it out -how the hell do you do this? How do you work and have families?

New York is nice, but I don't like it as much as I used to.

Doing a half-hour TV show is a dream.

It's much more acceptable for men to work and father kids. There's an inherent inequality, because we want to do it all, and I don't know how we can do this all.

I'm about to enter a national ass-kicking contest. With no legs. And a massive ass.

L.A. I could live without.