Debra Messing Quotes

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• Repeat after me: 'I am doing the best that I can.' That's the mantra I keep trying to tell myself, 'I'm doing the best I can.'

  Debra Messing

  Repeats, I Can

  "Debra Messing: 6 things I've learned about being a working mom" by Rebecca Dube, www.today.com. September 17, 2014.

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• Do what makes you happy. And when it doesn't make you happy anymore, make a change -- without fear.

  Debra Messing

  Making Changes, Make You Happy

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• Honesty is probably the sexiest thing a man can give to a woman.

  Debra Messing

  Inspirational, Honesty, Men

  Interview with Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

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• I think that there's etiquette for every means of communication. People are very judgmental and have strict rules. I don't think you should end a relationship with a Post-it note. I know some people who get offended when an e-mail is sent as a "thank you" note instead of a hand-written card.

  Debra Messing

  Communication, Mean, Thinking

  Source: www.elle.com

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• I'd be devastated if my son grows up to be a hetero. I mean, I'd still love him ... but as a parent you just envision a certain life for your child. I mean, if he's straight, think of all the fabulous things he's going to miss out on. When I think my son might never know the joys of having a quarter share on Fire Island and walking through Judy Garland Memorial Park on the way to the Meat Rack.

  Debra Messing

  Children, Growing Up, Mean

  "‘Will & Grace’ Stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing Reunite To Support The Trevor Project". www.huffingtonpost.com. June 6, 2012.

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• As scary as change can be and as much as I might resist it, there's always some unkown gift that comes out of it. I really never thought you could begin again. You can.

  Debra Messing

  Scary, Might, Aging

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• My parents always made education and school the number one priority. They believed that an education is the best gift you can give to your child.

  Debra Messing

  Children, School, Numbers

  "Debra Messing Talks ‘Smash’ Season 2, Sean Hayes, Barbra Streisand And More". Interview with Leigh Weingus, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 23, 2012.

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• It's essentially encouraging parents, teachers, and caretakers to remind children how special they are on a regular basis.

  Debra Messing

  Teacher, Children, Parent

  Source: www.elle.com

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• When you're passionate about something, you want it to be all it can be. But in the endgame of life, I fundamentally believe the key to happiness is letting go of that idea of perfection.

  Debra Messing

  Life, Letting Go, Believe

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• I'm fascinated by diamonds. When I put diamonds on, my hands start to shake.

  Debra Messing

  Hands, Diamond, Shakes

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Yes, women, and men, have to be open to love, because if we're not open then there's no way for us to find happiness. But you can be open to it and still have no control over when it's going to happen.

  Debra Messing

  Happiness, Love Is, Men

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• It [going from mini-series to series] was never even discussed because it [The Starter Wife] was, you know, an adaptation of a novel. And we - the mini-series encompassed the whole novel. And so it was always going to be a finite sort of event. And then I imagine when people started to really respond to the show and then we got ten Emmy nominations, USA sort of said, "Oh, I think maybe we have something here."

  Debra Messing

  Thinking, Usa, People

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor.

  Debra Messing

  Opportunity, Pay, Bills

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It's always been really important for me to try to maintain a balanced life, professional and personal, and this was absolutely something that my husband and I had hoped for.

  Debra Messing

  Husband, Afterlife, Important

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• I don't think it's possible to have a wedding without it being stressful!

  Debra Messing

  Wedding, Thinking, Stressful

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• I'm a mom, and I'm always looking for ways to encourage, support, and embolden my son to help make him believe in himself.

  Debra Messing

  Mom, Believe, Son

  Source: www.elle.com

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• I just think of couture clothing as wearable art. So from - to that extent I, you know, I love having the opportunity to just even be able to touch and look at, you know, these pieces of design. In terms of, you know, is it stressful and does it take a lot of time. It's mostly stressful because you're there because you're nominated.

  Debra Messing

  Art, Opportunity, Thinking

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• Well I would say that, you know, I agree in part with that it [The Starter Wife] is fantasy and it is a romp in that, you know, the comedy stems from shining a light on the sort of more extreme aspects of the Hollywood culture. So, you know, anytime you turn up the gas, so to speak, on the stove and make things more extreme it becomes funny. But I do think that, you know, the other half of the show is absolutely relatable and that's been an important goal of ours.

  Debra Messing

  Thinking, Light, Goal

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• It's a miracle to be an actor and to know that you have a job to go to a year from now is a rare thing, so I think peace of mind and financial stability come with that. Hopefully I'm a little wiser and have a little more perspective in my life than I did then.

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  Jobs, Thinking, Years

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• There's always - somehow a red carpet everywhere. And I think that, you know, it's a fantasyland out here, you know. It's beautiful. It's sunny all the time. You know, there are beautiful people everywhere because you're not allowed to cross the Los Angeles city lines unless you're beautiful or skinny - joking kind of.

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  Beautiful, Thinking, Cities

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• Whatever consequences come as a result, in terms of work, I'm fully prepared to embrace because it's a priority to me to be a mother.

  Debra Messing

  Mother, Priorities, Embrace

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• You know, unfortunately divorce it happens in Kansas as much as it does in Hollywood. And, you know, women having to start over at 40, you know, for the first time in their life having to find a career and being a single parent and having to date. You know, all of those things happen everywhere in the world. It's not just Los Angeles. So I would defend the fact that there are, you know, there are other reasons to watch than just to get a laugh.

  Debra Messing

  Divorce, Careers, Kansas

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• If I have a pocket, then I'll have lip balm, my keys, and $10 cash.

  Debra Messing

  Keys, Pockets, Cash

  "Fun, Fearless Female of the Year 2001: Debra Messing". Cosmopolitan Interview, www.cosmopolitan.com. February 1, 2001.

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• And that's just a terrifying and terrifying thing. And all the photographers and, you know, it's a different, unnatural setting that no one can prepare you for. But, you know, I just try and have as much fun as I can for as long as it lasts because I know it's a privilege.

  Debra Messing

  Fun, Long, Trying

  Source: www.movieweb.com

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• It's the job that I take most seriously in my life and I think it's the hardest job.

  Debra Messing

  Inspiring, Mom, Mother

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