Lauren Graham quotes

Lauren Graham is a talented actress best known for her roles in the hit TV shows Gilmore Girls and Parenthood. With a career spanning over two decades, she has garnered a loyal fan base and critical acclaim for her performances. In addition to her acting career, Lauren is also a New York Times bestselling author and has published two books. Whether she's portraying the quick-witted Lorelai Gilmore or the nurturing Sarah Braverman, Lauren's charisma and charm shine through in every role. Keep up with Lauren Graham news and updates here.

The thing I don't like on television is when somebody does something that makes absolutely no sense just for the shock of it.

- Lauren Graham

Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much less keep a national secret.

- Lauren Graham

Texting is not flirting, if you don't care about me enough to say the words than that's not love, I don't like it!

- Lauren Graham

Nobody ever seems to want my advice about serious stuff. People will be like: 'Who made that sweater?' Or 'How did you get your hair so straight?' They don't to come to me for the relationship advice or deep stuff. In fact, my little sister actually hides from me.

- Lauren Graham

Perspective is the most important thing to have in life.

- Lauren Graham

If I had a normal job and had been moving up, I'd be management level now.

- Lauren Graham

Growing up an only child with a single parent is probably why I'm an actor.

- Lauren Graham

As I've gotten older, I've gotten more liberal, and my father is increasingly conservative. It's so shocking to me because I always thought we had the same politics. The day I realized we voted for different presidents, I practically fell out of my chair.

- Lauren Graham

The parts for women, you're either like the quietly suffering wife or the wild girl.

- Lauren Graham

These days I have to be extra nice in stores. It never fails that whenever I look as bad as I can possibly look or I am sort of cranky because the store is out of something, that is precisely the time when someone one will recognize me and say: 'I really like your show.'

- Lauren Graham

It's great to have an acting job in the age of Reality TV.

- Lauren Graham

I definitely wanted to be an actor. I didn't want to be on TV, I didn't want to be famous, I didn't want to be anyone in particular; I just wanted to do it. I see young people now who look at magazines, or American Idol and their goal is to have that lifestyle - to have good handbags, or go out with cute guys from shows, or whatever. But I definitely wanted to be an actor.

- Lauren Graham

I've made out more this season on a family-friendly show than ever in my actual life.

- Lauren Graham

All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I'm 100!

- Lauren Graham

I feel real ownership in this show. I feel very invested in it. I care very much about it. I don't feel any more like a hired hand, you know? It's a strange feeling - I feel personally responsible for how the story goes. What happens. What the weaknesses are. And so in a way, some of the changes gave me an opportunity to have a voice in a different way.

- Lauren Graham