Top 33 Leslie Mann Quotes

I like dark humor. My favorite movie of all time is ‘Harold and Maude.’

I didn’t think I was a humorless shrew in ‘Knocked Up.’ I think the women are just as funny as the men are in that movie.

When I started auditioning, I’d take any audition I could get. The more dramatic ones didn’t go as well as the comedic.

I feel like I could be good at directing or producing, but I don’t know.

I’d never want to go back to being in my twenties or thirties. I was lost and confused and uncomfortable in my own skin.

Perfect people are the scariest people to me.

I honestly don’t know where the high voice thing came from in the first place. Why do people have high voices? Emotional problems? What is that? It could easily be that. And now I’m getting more normal, and my voice is getting deeper.

Women do not like CDs of live music. We only like the original recordings. If a song sounds different from the version we fell in love with, then it’s awful.

I didn’t think, ‘I want to do dramas or I want to do comedies’ – I wasn’t clear in that way.

Men. We love them. We respect them. But we rarely get to objectify them.

Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.

I don’t take anything at face value. I always look for the reasons people are the way they are.

Growing up, I wasn’t as comfortable expressing myself as I am now, and I think that’s why I chose acting: because it’s acceptable to have your feelings. It’s a place that they want you to feel. Whereas in life, growing up, it was ‘Be quiet!’ and ‘Keep it to yourself.’

Everything is so chaotic. My nervous system can’t handle it. I need my peace, so, every once in a while, while the kids are at school, I lie in bed, close the curtains, watch television and eat food.

I’m pretty much game for anything.

I’m not willing to spend too much time away from my kids, so I usually don’t work that much.

Women love hairy men. Cavemen were the sexiest men in history.

I’m very comfortable when I’m working; I don’t hold back at all.

Don’t assume I have everything figured out… I get as confused about life as everybody, and sometimes I think I’m just hurtling through the world without a plan at all.

I like more grounded comedy. I enjoy broad comedies also, but I like Shirley MacLaine.

I’m not really interested in doing a traditional romantic comedy where everything ties up neatly.

Sixteen is a hard time. A lot of kids are experimenting with things.

My favourite movie is ‘Terms of Endearment.’

I feel very protective of younger actresses, because it was so hard for me in the business.

I never felt comfortable leaving my kids until they were older. When they were babies, I remember thinking that I could never go on a Jerry Bruckheimer set and feel comfortable.

All the things you put off, like learning to play the piano or leaning a different language? You’re like, what’s the point? I’m not really gonna do that, am I?

They say that when a woman wants to end a relationship, she cuts off all of her hair. I’ve done that twice in my marriage but am still married.

There aren’t good roles for women: the female parts aren’t developed: the women are serving the men.

Auditioning is so nerve-racking.

Child actors don’t have great track records.

I’ve always surrounded myself with funny people.

I bring a poofy gray down jacket with me wherever I go. It’s meant for winter, but I use it most in the summer, when everyone cranks up the air-conditioning.

I was teased relentlessly when I was a kid about my voice, so it’s kind of nice that now I’m making a lot of money with it.