102 Quotes by Mariette Hartley

I've tried to tone down some of my peppiness, but for those who don't like it, just as many do like it.

It's an extraordinary experience to encounter the two kinds of deaths of my parents, one violent and jagged, it hits you like a tornado, the other, gentle with grace and dignity.

I can't lose my spontaneity.

There wasn't exactly a plethora of physical affection in our family.

I've never done a musical before. I've sung, off and on, all of my life. But I have never, ever done a musical.

I talk only about my journey because that's all I know. That's what the audience always pulls me back to. There's a hunger out there for the spoken journey, just to share the experience, the strength, the hope.

It was a stumbling career at best before the Polaroid commercials. I think they definitely, if there's a word to use, focused - pardon the pun, 'cause I don't mean it that way - my career.

I don't even consider it therapy anymore. I consider it availing myself of a guide.

I have tried very hard to sing. I've taken a lot of lessons. I've always wanted to. It's always been my dream.