Penny Marshall Quotations

My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

You had to learn at a certain age what sarcasm is, you know?

I want you to laugh and cry. That's what I do.

I wasn't like a girly girl. I was a tomboy.

I do talk like a truck driver sometimes, or I curse. What can I say?

I have a strange combination of fearlessness and massive insecurity.

We all used to collect baseball cards that came with bubble gum. You could never get the smell of gum off your cards, but you kept your Yankees cards pristine.

I don't mind if somebody texts me but I'm not a big texter, the things are too small. I don't mind if they text, '7 o'clock,' that's fine, that's logistics but, 'What's up?' Get real! Pick up a phone!

I have a good support system of friends and family.

I do feel it's important to entertain people. I try to.

I have a grandson who is 20. He's a computer guy. I'm worried that he can't communicate without his machine. They have no personal contact with people. That's the bad part of technology.

Look at YouTube, how many talented people there are. It's a whole new world of how to express yourself. I don't know how to work that world, but take advantage of it.

Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.

I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?

Once I commit to something, I complete it. If I say 'no,' I mean 'no.' I just have to learn how to say 'no' more.

I was born and raised in the Bronx and my grandfather and my brother Garry were huge Yankees fans. One of my first memories is of them listening to a game on the radio and screaming at the radio. My brother would cry when they lost, and when I was really little, I didn't know why he was crying.

It's better for me to go up against someone's passion with my passion and then clarifying something that he wrote. Then I know how to work around certain things.

I don't know one lens from another. That's not my job. It's the cinematographer's job. But I can talk to people.

I would much rather feel comfortable and feel beautiful, than to feel uncomfortable, but look fantastic.

I'm not a hockey fan. I'm not a golf fan.

I'm very happy to watch a video at home with a friend rather than do dinner.

I have a whole museum almost. Baseball and basketball take up the bulk of it, and there's some football and a little bit of hockey.

My mother was nuts. She was very funny. We got our sense of humor from her. My father had no sense of humor and they yelled at each other.

I tell stories so only the independents do that and they don't pay you that much. I'd rather do TV or an HBO movie.

I've directed seven movies and know a thing or two about dealing with unexpected crises.

You need to see what the actor needs. This one wants to be talked to privately. That one doesn't mind if you block it for them. Just tell me the truth and I'll adapt to it.

I'm not someone who has had to deal with much personal drama outside of the usual: growing up with parents who hated each other, two marriages and divorces of my own. There was the cancer thing, too.

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games.

I have season tickets to the Lakers and the Clippers.

I think all directors should at least take acting classes and see what an actor goes through. And I think all actors should try to direct and see what a director has to go through - like we don't do it on purpose to take three hours to light the scene. I'm not thrilled with it either but that's what it takes.

I live in L.A., so I go to basketball games. But I love baseball.

The truth is that I am not a frump... I just enjoy being laid back.

Next to sex my favorite thing is laughing - it's part of sex. Make me laugh - I'll love you.

Movie stars are insecure like everyone else. Thats why they go into acting!

People who text a lot are not my favorite thing.

My mother was pretty nuts, but she was also a character.

In my opinion, life is more important than show business.

My family is well, and thats whats important.

Do whatever you can that doesn't compromise your morals.

I think directors should at least take acting lessons to see what's going on. And I think all actors should direct to see what a director has to go through.