BONNIE HUNT

When you fail by your own standards, it's a form of success.

I don't think this is the end of Oprah, it's only the beginning. I have a feeling that she'll probably have her own station, and continue to do what she does.

If I've learned one thing in life, it's: Stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

But I'm thrilled to be employed, and to work with all my friends and people that I admire. You're just lucky to work - that's the bottom line.

I think that failure by your own standards is certainly a form of success.

Hollywood is what you make it; you have to choose company with care because you become what they are.

Would I like to be the lead girl? Who wouldn't?

Oprah was not somebody who was telling us what to do, she wasn't really teaching us like so many people we see today. With Oprah, she was learning and we were learning with her. And I think that's really was the seed that was planted for all of us to just hang in there with her.

I still have my bad days when I think I'm not getting everything I deserve. But those pass quickly once my Mother gets on the phone and says, 'listen, we used to eat rocks and walk 80 miles a day to school.

I won't wear fur - never, ever. I'm an animal lover. I wouldn't even wear faux fur. I prefer to go the cheap route and not shave my legs.

I think families are so great, because when you go home, no matter what you've accomplished in your life, you still are the person you were in sixth grade to them. You know, it never really changes.

I am a storyteller, and I take great pride in the storytelling and a great joy.

If an executive producer has written a certain line, and an actress says it, and it's not very funny, you don't dare go to them and say, 'I don't like this,' because it will make your life miserable.

When you're the mom in a big family comedy, you have to get your personality when you can.

I grew up in a working-class neighborhood, so there was always a sense of struggle, but we had hope.

My mother gets told, 'Oh, you're so lucky that your daughters are doing so well.' She never corrects anybody when they assume Helen is her daughter.

It's not that I don't take TV seriously. I take it very seriously. But I've got my priorities straight. Call it my extra gift. Without it, I would be devastated every day in Hollywood.

My only power is my ability to do something with passion and do it well. It's also something someone cannot take way from me, so it's very valuable.

I don't understand the rewarding of behavior that is less than classy. I don't get it.

I thought of school as a captive audience. It gave me a chance to work on my material.

I don't know if I realized that I was funny, but I realized how healing and important humor was in my childhood.

Chicago has definitely played a part in my character development. I love the essence of the city, the personalities of the people, the hard-working spirit that you need to get through the winters. And every neighborhood has its great restaurants and the local hot-dog stand.

I don't write punch lines.

I'm right on the edge of getting another movie. It's between me and a famous person. The studio said they're thinking about going with somebody with a name. I said, 'That's great! Because I have one!'

When I was in high school, I hid in the back seat of an old boyfriend's car when he was out with another girl. He finally found me, but not until after he had made out with her for an hour.