Quotes by

Busy Philipps

Im a jewelry girl. I became with friends with designer Irene Neuwirth a few years ago. At that point, I just used to wear my wedding rings. Very low key. Now, if I could, Id be draped from head to toe in her jewelry all the time. Everything she makes is beautiful. – Busy Philipps

Im kind of lucky that weve finished shooting Cougar Town, so Im able to kind of just enjoy my pregnancy and be a stay-at-home mom and go to prenatal Pilates and do all that fun stuff that, if I were working, would be almost impossible to do. – Busy Philipps

Im somebody who doesnt work with a stylist. Ill be honest with you, Im a mom and its just not something I want to put money toward because its expensive to have somebody who helps dress you and I feel like I have to pay for preschool and so many things… so I dont have a stylist. – Busy Philipps

Its interesting when people make comments about celebrities weight gain or lack of weight gain as if theyre a medical professional thats treating that celebrity. Like, This doctor does not treat Jessica Simpson, but thinks her weight is unhealthy. If you dont treat her, then how do you know? – Busy Philipps

I never doubted that I would work, and every time I went to an audition, I went into the room with the knowledge that I was going to get the part. Ninety-nine times out of 100, I didnt. – Busy Philipps

I actually feel like, for a lot of my career, I wasnt able to show my comedic range. I did a lot of dramas and dramedies. I was on E.R. Thats not generally thought of as a funny show. – Busy Philipps

And then I went to Dawsons Creek, which is a show that was, for better or for worse, all about the language. It was a word-perfect show, which Id never had any experience with. And it was really shocking for me. I felt really hemmed in. At the time, it wasnt my favorite working experience. – Busy Philipps

I like starting off the new year fresh. Im excited to see how 2013 turns out. Maybe because Im an actress and I am always on a diet and fitness program, but my New Years resolution is to let myself be nice to myself about my body. – Busy Philipps

I know so many people who actually just watch television on their computers now and dont even really watch their TV anymore. – Busy Philipps

After Freaks and Geeks, I dealt with several producers who wanted to cover up all my beauty marks, every single mole on my body. They tried to cover them on my first two episodes of Dawsons Creek, and it just looked ridiculous, so I had to put my foot down. But its not something Im insecure about. – Busy Philipps

Birdie is amazing and such an incredible child and Im having such a great time being a mom but I still want to have a career and I still look forward to auditions and parts, and when I dont get them Im disappointed. – Busy Philipps

I have the same pet peeve as Anderson Cooper, which is bare feet in public. I hate it. It so grosses me out, especially in New York. Oh my God, New York in the summer with people and their feet in their sandals and their flip-flops, like get it away! – Busy Philipps

My mother accidentally gave me food poisoning. She fed me baby carrots for a snack before Christmas dinner – but they had expired in June! I threw up for the next 24 hours. – Busy Philipps