Kristen Johnston

“Writing 'Guts' was the hardest thing I've ever done. It was also the most rewarding.”

“I'm a great audience. I'm a big laugher. I love to be entertained.”

“I'm an actress, and I've been a working actress for a long time. I'm not a celebrity. I'm not a star. I'm an actress.”

“Sobriety is a gift. It's the best thing that ever happened to me.”

“The reason I stopped drinking was that I was trapped in a body I didn't want to be in. I was miserable.”

“Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy. And I think that's why there are so few great comedies.”

“I have a disease, and it's called addiction. And I will have it for the rest of my life.”

“Theater is my first love. I love the stage. I feel more at home on stage than I do in front of a camera.”

“When you're an addict, you're not a bad person. You're a sick person who needs help.”

“I think it's important to be honest, and I think it's important to be vulnerable.”

“My life has been a total accident. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.”

“I've always been drawn to the bizarre. I'm a big fan of the absurd.”