Christine Baranski

“You have to have a sense of humor to survive in this business.”

“I've been very lucky to have a long career.”

“I think it's important for women to have their own voice and their own opinion.”

“I love playing intelligent, powerful women.”

“The older I get, the more I'm just enjoying the process.”

“I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”

“I never think of myself as a diva. I'm a professional.”

“I love the theater. It's my home. It's my first love.”

“I think it's important to find the little things in everyday life that make you happy.”

“Comedy is much harder to do than drama. It's not a lesser art form.”

“I'm a workhorse. I like to work. I always did.”

“The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.”

“I'm not interested in playing the victim. I like playing women who are in control.”

“I think you have to be a little bit of a warrior to be an actress.”

“My mother always said, 'The best revenge is living well.'”

“For me, acting is about finding the truth of the character.”

“You can't be afraid to fail. That's how you learn.”

“I've always been a character actress. I've always been a woman of a certain age.”

“I don't think you ever stop learning. I think that's the great thing about life.”

“You just have to keep moving forward. You just have to keep going.”