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title: "1 Character Long Quotes By Lisa Edelstein"
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> [When you play the same character for a long time, you have a shorthand. You get onto the set, you put on your outfit and two-thirds of your work is done because you've built on that work for so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/when-you-play-the-same-character-for-a-long-time-you-have-a-shorthand/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/192/lisa-edelstein-16266_built_when-you-play-the-same-character-for-a-l_415409.jpg)

## More by Lisa Edelstein

> [After much consideration, I am moving onward with a combination of disappointment at leaving behind a character I have loved playing for seven years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/after-much-consideration-i-am-moving-onward-with-a-combination-of/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [I heard I won 'best butt crack' on television recently. It's true. I did it, you guys. I made it. I wish I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/i-heard-i-won-best-butt-crack-on-television-recently-it-s-true-i-did/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [There are so many good roles for women out there, I don't understand it when people say the role choices are fewer as you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/there-are-so-many-good-roles-for-women-out-there-i-don-t-understand/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [Well first of all, I think the phrase 'jump the shark' has jumped the shark. I read it in every article and I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/well-first-of-all-i-think-the-phrase-jump-the-shark-has-jumped-the/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [Well, I don't think just because people are in a relationship that they're happy. I don't think relationships necessarily make people happy. You just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/well-i-don-t-think-just-because-people-are-in-a-relationship-that/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [Everybody in the world has a different reason for wishing they could say things that most people know not to say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/everybody-in-the-world-has-a-different-reason-for-wishing-they-could/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [You know what, I've always been a smarty-pants, and the only thing that goes wrong now is that people know that I play a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/you-know-what-i-ve-always-been-a-smarty-pants-and-the-only-thing-that/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [I think writers like to see how people bring their words to life, and it's always surprising. Always, no matter what, whether it's good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/i-think-writers-like-to-see-how-people-bring-their-words-to-life-and/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [It's always weird to shoot when you're really basically not wearing anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/it-s-always-weird-to-shoot-when-you-re-really-basically-not-wearing/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [When you play the same character for a long time, you have a shorthand. You get onto the set, you put on your outfit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/when-you-play-the-same-character-for-a-long-time-you-have-a-shorthand/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [When I wake up, I always drink tons of Guayaki organic yerba mate tea.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/when-i-wake-up-i-always-drink-tons-of-guayaki-organic-yerba-mate-tea/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [I think scrin writers like to see how people bring their words to life, and it's always surprising. Always, no matter what, whether it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/i-think-scrin-writers-like-to-see-how-people-bring-their-words-to/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [I don't think that anyone can prepare for raising a child. I think it's one of those jobs that is far more overwhelming than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/i-don-t-think-that-anyone-can-prepare-for-raising-a-child-i-think-it/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [No day would be complete without chocolate. My favorite: Vosges Creole bar - it's dark chocolate with cocoa nibs. Holy Toledo, that thing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/no-day-would-be-complete-without-chocolate-my-favorite-vosges-creole/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

> [For me, just being how old I am, I know I don't want to be a single mom. I really would rather make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-edelstein/for-me-just-being-how-old-i-am-i-know-i-don-t-want-to-be-a-single-mom/)

[Lisa Edelstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-edelstein/)

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