102 Quotes by Mariette Hartley

For me, that is what my mission seems to be in my life on earth - to be awake, to stay awake, and to bring a certain kind of consciousness to the world, and to myself.

My family is really a classy 'Simpsons.'

I always tell kids, in high school or acting students, to do something else around acting, or not around it, just in your life that is of service.

My life was a legacy of death and humor.

It hasn't been easy for me to get roles in movies after so much exposure on television. There's an anathema about TV, and breaking away from it is difficult for almost everybody.

But I will say that TV was a great education for me. It allowed me to develop techniques for getting the job done. It's the best training ground since B movies.

It was a struggle to find myself. I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. There were too many defeats. I finally admitted defeat and went into therapy.

It's much easier to do a TV series because an actress can stay put.

A lot of people in show business don't know what I'm capable of doing.