Perhaps grief is not about empty, but full. The full breath of life that includes death. The completeness, the cycles, the depth, the richness, the process, the continuity and the treasure of the moment that is gone the second you are aware of it. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
I have a 6-year-old daughter, and we never look through magazines. But when we’re on a plane, that’s the one time we have screen-time and magazine-time sometimes. And I do not open a magazine with her without saying: ‘Now remind me, are these real pictures?’ Alysia Reiner Read Quote
Girls’ is one of my favorite shows of all time. One of the things I love about Lena Dunham and Jenji Kohan and Shonda Rhimes is that they’re all willing to show complex, amazing women. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
Anyone who wants to offer me as mushy, earthy, crunchy a role as they can, I will probably take it. In real life, I cry at a drop of a hat, and I’m a mom, and I’m pretty mushy! We all have so many colors as actors that we want to show. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
I think, to me, I was always taught you never approach any character as a villain. Every human being on earth really believes that they’re doing the best thing. We all have our rationalizations. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
When I was a kid, I was fat, and I was teased mercilessly. But once I grew up and got out of my unhealthy relationship with food, for the most part I’ve had a very healthy view. If I ever find myself getting worried about how I’ll look on the red carpet, I’ll take a step back and look at what’s really going on inside. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
I meditate in the morning, and my daughter will do it with me, looking like the most perfect little Buddha. I’ll do ten minutes of yoga, then two to ten minutes of meditation. She’ll sit there quietly half the time. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
Working out for me really depends on my shoot schedule, but I try to move my body every day. I really believe in exercise as an anti-depressant. It’s a great way to feel better. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
I’m not a big chicken or meat eater, but sometimes I’ll eat it if it’s locally raised. The family dinner will be stir-fry, or we’ll roll our own sushi with brown rice, spinach, salmon, sesame oil, sesame seeds, and seaweed. The kids love it! Alysia Reiner Read Quote
My family made it through Hurricane Sandy. We have water, power, and a roof, but the survivor’s guilt makes me want to hide. Sneak away from the brilliance of life. It shouts at me: ‘Don’t enjoy anything too much; people are suffering.’ I feel childlike somehow. Alysia Reiner Read Quote
