Drea De Matteo Quotes

I have always had a career, be it modeling, reality TV, or even my not-so-great films.

I have to be out there to sell these fights; it's not because I really enjoy getting made up and going to work every day. It's cool, it's an awesome job, but it's still a job. I'm doing it because it helps me make a living and not because I'm so extremely vain that I want to see my face everywhere.

In fact, I would advise against anyone doing reality shows. I won't be doing 'X Factor' just yet.

I'd never go on a reality show - it's too invasive.

I've been asked for years to do a reality show. One of my criteria is that I would be given the opportunity to show a strong family unit.

I do like reality TV like 'The Voice.' I enjoyed working there every single day. It was amazing.

T.V. found me. I was offered jobs. It came in handy when I started having babies. Just one night's work, and then I could go home. I loved 'Surprise Surprise', but it was hard work. 'Blind Date' was a doddle by comparison.

Our family was on the lunatic fringe. My mother was always completely irrepressible. My father made crowd noises into a microphone.

Of course I watch 'Life with La Toya' on OWN.

I would love to do more reality shows.

I get tempted to do a reality show because I enjoy them so much.

It's very complicated to literally put your family on TV.

I definitely would not do a reality show.

If I was to have a reality show, it wouldn't be a show based on my personal life. I'd want it to showcase me and my girls on tour, like living life as a young artist, not exposing what goes on in my family situations.

I wouldn't say that my family is normal.

No way will I put my family and my life on the TV or be involved with something like a dating show or any type of reality show.

I was offered 'Bigg Boss' twice but I can't do such shows.

I've been on reality TV since I was 23.

Now that I'm experiencing motherhood, I'm ready to write the next chapter of my family story. Of course a few jaded folks in the press corps will claim I ran out of money or just want to kiss John Corbett again. One of these things is true.

My family is very far from normal.

The first war movie I ever saw was 'Platoon,' and I was eight months pregnant. So my husband, producer Charles Roven, wasn't sure I'd make it.

I don't even think of myself as a quote, unquote star - that's really douchey. I think of myself as just like . . . a dance commander. You have to have dance parties all day and night, and you always have to be excited about having a dance party. You have to have a dance party in Milan one day, and then wake up and have a dance party at, like, four in the morning on national television in L.A. the next day. The hours are insane.

The great thing about The Simple Life is that it's a reality show but not based on my reality, ... It has nothing to do with my life or my home or my relationships or anything. I'm not open to anything like that.

I was reluctant to talk about my kids on the blog. I kept telling myself, "People aren't coming here for stories about your kids. They want to hear about the upcoming books, writing advice, conventions..."

When I'm on stage, I feel like a performer for sure. I know people are looking at me and taking pictures. That part's wonderful. But, I live the most boring life away from what you see me on camera doing. The other 300 days out of the year I'm just the most normal person in the universe. I'm a wife. I'm a mother to my doggies. I'm a maid - I clean the house.