Felicity Huffman Quotes

I'm always studying something or trying to learn something, keep myself creatively occupied, because I think that energy can get kind of destructive if it doesn't have somewhere to go.

A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

Being a parent has taught me a lot of things already, you know, though it's only been a year and half, and has made me address parts of myself that I would otherwise live in comfortable denial of, or you know and - you know, for instance, my self-loathing.

I study to learn, to be an educated person.

Always educate yourself.

I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.

You can be obsessed with makeup and hair products and, you know, your appearance and still be absolutely making smart life decisions and work on your smarts, develop your smarts by studying something like math. Then you'll make much better decisions on the brands of clothing that you buy or whatever it is that you want.

If I'm not working, I don't know what to do.

While raising my children, I would like to take on other challenges.

The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.

Why sit on your butt watching 'Jersey Shore' when you can learn to paint a beautiful picture?

Whilst I love still hiding... games and puzzles to play, I'm not as imprisoned by that need to fill every corner with detail.

I want to be playing music, and I want to be a great mom, and I want to do everything.

I'm on the path to being someone I'm equally terrified by and obsessed with. My true self.

I am a better mother for having something in my life and not just my children.

The luster of an experience can actually go up with time. So, learning to play a new instrument, learning a new language - those sorts of things will pay dividends for years or decades to come.

I've always tried to not let movie, television or theatre be all that my life is about. I've always tried to get involved in the community or my family now I have kids.

I don't really read a lot. Maybe I should.

I got married at 17, had three kids by the time I was 24, and have never had much time alone. I never had time to develop hobbies. Now, if I have nothing to do, I just find myself cleaning drawers incessantly.

I read murder mysteries. I exercise 40 minutes a day. I watch videotapes while I exercise. I listen to audiotapes when I am in my car. And I try to stay in three different centuries.

I may be older but I never stopped studying.

I try to be home for dinner, but I'm not there enough. I sometimes feel I'm still fumbling, getting it wrong, but I make my way.

I'm embarrassed to say that I don't have a lot of hobbies. It's not because I don't have interests; it's just that I don't have the time.

As an actor, you have a ton of downtime, so it's always good to have a hobby, especially another creative outlet outside of acting.