6 Quotes & Sayings By Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet is an actress, author, and screenwriter. She has also appeared on television series such as "Desperate Housewives", "The West Wing", "ER", "Cold Case", "Madmen", and "The Shield". Amanda has written for film, television, theater, radio, and the press. Her first book, The Smart Girl's Guide to Self-Improvement, reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List Read more

Her second book, The Smart Girl's Guide to Happiness was published in January 2002.

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I'm a big fan of gallows humor. When my aunt passed away, she was in a coma for a day before my cousins pulled the plug. And the amount of joking and base humor that went on that day around her bed was so insane. It's crazy how people talk when something horrible is happening. Amanda Peet
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Someone with a figure like Jennifer Aniston has a trainer, a cook spinning out some version of the latest diet, and probably a stop at the tanning salon. Amanda Peet
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I don't know if those things work, where you do, like, this crash diet or crash starvation. It's just not something I've ever been into. Amanda Peet
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Beauty is only skin deep. If you go after someone just because she's beautiful but don't have anything to talk about, it's going to get boring fast. You want to look beyond the surface and see if you can have fun or if you have anything in common with this person. Amanda Peet
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In a romantic comedy, it's usually a good idea to have people who can't stand the fact that they are attracted to each other. Amanda Peet