130 Quotes by Valerie Harper

I’m painfully middle class.

I used to get some ego thing out of saying I wasn’t a star, just an actress. Forget it. I’m a star. I wanted it. I worked for it. I got it.

I long ago came to the understanding that the problems I once had with food were not merely about food. Eating was a way of trying to fill up the emptiness, to provide comfort. It was a substitute for love. I’m not referring to the love that comes from someone else. The love that was missing from my life was self-love. With age I’ve discovered a sense of worth that makes me less hungry. A piece of cake is just a piece of cake.

Whatever happens, who cares.

What we really wanted to call it was 'I Rhoda Book.'

Life has sweetness to it and a beauty and a power that I wanted to celebrate.

If I wake up in the night terrified, I try to find a way to not let the fear have me. Every moment you spend in fear of cancer is a moment you've wasted enjoying life. Replace that fear - get in the moment and enjoy it.

Don't waste the time you do have.

Rhoda Morgenstern gave a wonderful impetus and propulsion to my career.