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Amber Tamblyn Quotes

A business like acting is 90% luck. You can be a star one minute and out of work the next.

A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction.

A lot of young poets today, from what I've heard and experienced, can't get their heads past George W. Bush, and I've heard so many poems about this democracy and this era of politics that I'm kind of bored by it.

And one of my other friends could not believe in God if he came down and tapped her on the shoulder. She's a biologist - a student at UCLA - and I don't judge her either, because I really believe that God is a personal opinion, and only that.

But I didn't even see God in the show as being very spiritual, I see him or her, it, as being something that is just relevant and very important in her life.

Honestly, I am not trying to discourage anyone from becoming an actress, but if you want to become one be prepared to face everything that comes - along with it.

I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I could never say that someone is wrong because they don't believe in God.

I don't think it's always good to read lots of poetry.

I have tons of jewelry. I like to wear a lot of it.

I haven't had a lot of celebrities around me growing up.

I liked the humor of it, I've always enjoyed a sense of humor in God and in religion and in spirituality.

I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress.

I think any time you have too much education in one certain field, that can sometimes play against you.

I think at the end of the day this movie is respecting what we as women go through as we grow up. The experiences, what we deal with, other women, things about images, things that we deal with as women.

I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously.

I think I relate to all the characters in one way or another. I'm a chameleon like that.

I think that people are definitely interested in the idea that Joan has conversations with God.

I tried not to make God this big deal in Joan's life. She treats God like a friend: she's nice to him some days, and other days mean, and then cries when she needs help.

I've been kind of submerged in my own little geographic location for a really long time in Venice Beach.

If it comes back, I think that Friday night is not a good night to be on.