“I was so busy fighting and so busy trying to keep everything above wat...” — Lorraine Bracco Quote

“I was so busy fighting and so busy trying to keep everything above water that I didn't realize I was spiraling downward with nowhere to go.”

“Sometimes there's one person in the audience laughing hysterically, and it's so much fun. You end up playing the entire play to them.”

“I thought I was going to be a lot more freaked out by being naked onstage. I think on film I would have been more freaked out, because film is less forgiving. But onstage it's lit so beautifully. It would make my mother look good.”

“I have one really nice watch. It's a white-face, stainless-steel Rolex Daytona. I wear it a lot. I got that in the middle of 'The Office.' All the guys in the writers' room were like, 'Let's all get a nice watch.' We were too busy to upgrade our lives in a big way, but we thought this was a nice symbolic gesture.”

“I own and operate a busy construction and renovation company and, of course, there are the occasional hiccups on site - more great learning experiences in the pursuit of elusive perfection.”

“Let's be honest; it's rather easy to be busy. We all can think up a list of tasks that will overwhelm our schedules. Some might even think that their self-worth depends on the length of their to-do list. They flood the open spaces in their time with lists of meetings and minutia - even during times of stress and fatigue.”