Amanda Peet Quotes

I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation.

I might be in an airport, late or angry with a ticket person, and I'm going to sort of check myself, because part of me is seen as Eric Camden. We all need as much help as we can get. It's a role model to me as much as to anybody else.

Sometimes I think I'm a bit impatient, and a bit more patience would help me in some cases.

I feel like I haven't done the best in environments that aren't conducive to me doing well, and I have to do that. Because times are going to get tough, and I'm going to have to let things slide off my back.

As long as I am on the sets I am like a goddess, goody-goody and nice. If there is something that upsets me or irritates me, I don't show it there. I wait till I get home and direct it on my family.

Whenever I have a stubborn position on something, I take a deep breath and swallow myself.

In principle, I am against principles.

To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.

I adapt to things quickly, including good things, which I wish I could shut off sometimes.

There has to be a balance between power and vulnerability. That's something I feel I have in my own life, something I struggle with and - on a good day - like about myself.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

I've become a lot more tolerant; I think before I talk. I can take a lot now. I don't get as angry as I used to. Whenever I do, I channel my anger into my work.

I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Maturity is achieved when a person accepts life as full of tension.

I'm no where as tough as my father. I really think that I am more open to change than he was.

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.

If you have a temper, now is the time to learn to control it. The more you do so while you are young, the more easily it will happen.

My dad probably gave me the best advice growing up. I think it's really just keeping your cool in situations and learning to balance everything.

I've found that balance is key. I'm no longer an extremist in any one direction.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

The best mother is the mother who adapts, and the best children are the children who adapt as well.

I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.

You need a balance in life between dealing with what's going on inside and not being so absorbed in yourself that it takes over.

I like to think I'm a very mature person.