Amy Childs Quotes

The TV is often on in our house, but I really only keep up with three shows: 'American Idol,' 'Modern Family' and 'The Walking Dead.' Sometimes I'll sip red wine - it's a nice way to slow down and relax.

After a long day at work, I want someone to come home, turn on my video and think, 'Oh my God, how girls get ready? This is hilarious. I love this; I'm forgetting about all my problems.'

Before I got married, I never really watched TV. Now, my husband and I watch 'The Bachelor' together. I love 'The Soup' - that's where I get a lot of my pop culture - and 'Chelsea Lately.'

This hiatus coming up I'm looking at a comedy because I need the balance.

I want to sit down, and I want to laugh. Nothing works better for me than watching somebody slip on a banana peel.

I'm sort of the comic relief after a hard day at work. My message is that it's OK to relax.

I think people come home, and they turn on the TV and don't necessarily want a mirror in their face. They want to escape.

I feel mindless comedies make you relax - there are times when I come from shooting and watch comedy shows; they really change my mood.

With our hectic lives, a dose of comedy is a must.

I want to do more comedy... I've done a couple TV shows that had some comedy going on.

I just feel like people like a little break. Especially at 12:37 at night, you go, like, 'I'm just tired of the snarky right now. I just want to lie down and have somebody make me laugh for an hour. Entertain me, and then I'm going to sleep with a smile on my face.' That's my job; that's what I do.

I love watching 'The Real Housewives of New York.' That's my guilty pleasure. But I don't even feel guilty. I can just watch it, zone out, and forget about my problems.

In terms of television and movies, I've been really interested in seeing the partnership of comedy and beauty and heart. I think they can go together really well and really thoughtfully. But, I'm a total one-hour drama addict. I think when you're a comedian, you tend towards dramas because that's the less stressful thing to watch.

I watch Jon Stewart because I need to laugh. Otherwise, life gets too serious. Besides that, I don't watch any news.

I am such that person that, when I'm working, I'm like, 'Oh, what I wouldn't give for a weekend off!' And then, as soon as I have more that 18 hours without anything to do, I start shaking. It's really funny.

I watch a lot of bad TV. I spend my entire day reading and writing, and after dinner my idea of fun is just to watch a lot of bad TV. That's how I relax and stay in touch with modern culture.

Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?

I like to do comedy. It's my real passion. I want to make people laugh.

When a man wants to relax, he will slob out and really relax. Or he will pursue a hobby - anything from building models to watching sport.

Growing up, I watched shows such as 'Blackadder' and 'Monty Python' with my parents.

The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick.

When I was in college I did a lot of comedy.

I watched a lot of comedy growing up.

I have funny bones. If there's ever any kind of tension, I'll always be the one to try and be funny to loosen things up.

I just enjoy lying on the couch and reading a magazine.