Quotes By Amanda Peet

Well, my mom is single and we've both been single at the same time over the last ten years, so I really related to the bond between my character and Diane's.

He can't even be at a casual read and not be creating the whole thing in his mind. I remember feeling very awed about how much he still seems to be so in love with it, and so dedicated to making everything really real and really spontaneous.

The thing I noticed about Jack was when we did a reading of the script, just to warm up.

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.

Whenever I was with Kevin Pollak, I had to leave the room.

There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a good job with good actors.

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.

Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person.

If I had to give up cheese or chocolate, I'd give up chocolate in a heartbeat.

I usually try on at least 20 pairs of jeans before I find something that looks good on me. And even then, I have a trustworthy friend tell me if my butt looks big!