36 Quotes by Anna Gunn

As an actor - and I say actor, but actress or actor, whatever - I've had to learn to be very open about what I want. I ask for it, even if I may not get it. I feel like it's worth the ask.

In my experience, you get a job for a reason. Your work life happens for a reason.

I've just always been very interested in story above all.

I really did like 'The Wolf of Wall Street.' But not seeing women represented in that world, it definitely had less resonance for me.

Being pregnant is a conundrum. You have this freedom, because it's a wonderful time that a human being is growing inside of you, and it is truly magical. On the other hand, your body changes.

The idea of 'breaking bad' and what that means in terms of the actions and decisions people make, and why they make them - it makes people question themselves in the 'What would I do?' kind of way.

As an actor, my job is not to always play characters who make everybody happy. That's not interesting.

I certainly had times when I thought this wasn't going to work out, but just being a working actor felt like a victory.

I think theater probably remains my favorite, sort of where my soul lives. It takes a lot of discipline, and you have to show up eight shows a week, no matter how you feel physically, mentally, emotionally - there's nobody to cut around that: you've got to tell the story yourself for two hours.