Laurie Halse Anderson Quotes

With 'Mad Men,' people who grew up or were living in that time, they love to talk about what it was really like.

There's nothing I don't love about 'Mad Men.'

'Mad Men' is celebrating a time that no longer exists.

Set in the advertising world of the 1960s, 'Mad Men' is stunning to look at - a Camelot-era parade of smartly dressed professionals lounging around on midcentury modern furniture.

I loved that television show Mad Men because it really was a reminder of what reality was back then.

I grew up in the '70s and '80s, at a time that I'd argue was the absolute golden age of American popular culture. Because not only did we have all of the fantastic new stuff in print and on screens, but we had a constant supply of everything that came before, as well.

I was a switchboard operator on the first season of 'Mad Men.' I was the oldest and bitterest.

The 1960s was a heroic age in the history of the art of communication - the audacious movers and shakers of those times bear no resemblance to the cast of characters in 'Mad Men.'

One of the shows I would very much love to be a part of is 'Mad Men' - walking around that office.

With 'Mad Men,' you feel like you're a member of Seal Team Six when you're shooting.

I'm a big fan of 'Mad Men.'

I'd love to do something on 'Mad Men' and 'Boardwalk Empire.' I really like period stuff.

I was a huge 'Mad Men' fan.

I have a handful of leather jackets, and I love them all. I think most men my age do, and it can be traced back to the Fonz and Danny Zuko.

There are many Broadway songs that apply to moments on 'Mad Men,' and I sing them on set all the time.

The '80s were fabulous. The '90s sucked, and the '70s were just a sad, sad time in human history. Go 1980s! There's something that's just so cute about that time. And not just yellow nail polish and 'I'm a loner.'

I have to say, I loved working on 'Men of a Certain Age.' It was a real shame when that show got canceled.

I love the pictures of Old Hollywood, seeing the directors dressed in suits and ties. Even the grips would be wearing ties. But the biggest thing is when I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be an adult, and I think what happens with most guys is that no one wants to be an adult anymore. So they're dressing like kids.

'Mad Men' doesn't capture one single thing about the decor, costumes, or sexual interaction. It is a total projection of contemporary snarky attitudes into the past.

'Mad Men' is the greatest example of a perfect cast uniting with a perfect group of writers and creators to create a show that is bold, brutal, and brilliant.

I never stepped foot into a Brooks Brothers before 'Mad Men.'

I am, as it happens, a baby boomer, but not one who feels any broad-gauge nostalgia for the '60s and '70s. My attitude resembles that of my parents, who were born in the '20s and lived through the Great Depression and World War II.

It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.

If you look at the history of advertising, most of them were Jews, so it was only a matter of time before 'Mad Men' explored that area of advertising.

When I was a kid, like four or five years old, I was obsessed with the 'Batman' TV show in the '60s. And I took it totally seriously. At that age, I took it completely seriously. I didn't get the fact that it was kind of played for laughs. I didn't understand why my mom was rolling her eyes or chuckling.