Letitia Baldrige Quotes

A vacation for me is when I'm home and I'm writing.

One of the things that I used to make sure I'd do was to always make sure I'd have dinner at home because I needed that disconnect from work. Even when it was crazy, I'd go home at, like, 10 o'clock and have dinner. That way, I had time where I could decompress a little bit and then go back in.

I try and have two to four days a month to just be at home.

Leisure is non-work for the sake of work. Leisure is the time spent recovering from work and in the frenzied but hopeless attempt to forget about work.

Have a day off, which is very rare in our line of work, but that's something we like to do. Like I said, it's a nice way to take your mind off the game and just go out and relax and have fun.

I film so much and I'm working so much that when I do get even a Saturday or a Sunday off, I just literally watch movies or sleep or hang out with my close friends and relax.

A typical off day for me, I'm hanging out at the house.

When people are sat quietly for 20-25 minutes per frame, they should be allowed to let their hair down at the end of it.

I work in the studio all day, and then I go for a walk with my dog, listening to music on headphones. And Saturday and Sundays, work is strictly out of bounds. It has to be.

When I'm not working, I like to do things alone, just to take a breath.

My parents always told me to be respectful to anyone you meet and to live your life that way.

I just work so much and so hard that I love the idea of being around family, friends and my animals quietly at home, just chilling out.

Sunday is the only day where I can kind of do my own thing and not have it dictated by the news cycle.

I have never managed to put my feet up, ever.

At home, I relax by catching up with friends.

I'm not disrespectful to anybody that I'm cool with.

My parents were very strict about manners and being polite to others. I brought my own children up that way, too.

I go to the Korean spa when the kids go to bed. It's like I turn my brain off.

I do not have much time for relaxation, but when I can, I like to read.

I keep my inner circle of people very small and tight, and I like to relax if I get a chance.

I don't look at my emails on the weekend or after 6 o'clock in the day.

Nothing costs less nor is cheaper than compliments of civility.

Take Time Out. It's not a real vacation if you're reading email or calling in for messages.

I have people who look after me and help me when I'm out of town. But when I'm at home in LA it's my time and I love to just get in my car, crank up the music and relax.

In fact I try to spend at least one, if not two days without ever leaving my room. Because if I didn't, when would I recharge my batteries?