I started doing makeup to make a living. Then I said, You’re not supposed to be putting powder on other people. You’re supposed to be powdering yourself. Debi Mazar Read Quote
I’ve never wanted to be the ingenue. Now that I’m getting into my forties, I think my time as a woman has arrived; I think I might have a new moment in my career. I have that drive left – just for a little while. Debi Mazar Read Quote
When you come into our house, you get a flavor for our life, our travels, our kids, our 18-year-old poodle who is like, blind, deaf and incontinent but so happy. Debi Mazar Read Quote
Nobody has money right now. And eating is very important, but it doesn’t need to be expensive. And to make – it doesn’t need to be fancy, as long as it’s fresh and simple. The simpler it is, the more fancy it actually comes out tasting. Debi Mazar Read Quote
My mother was really young when she had me, so she was a horrible cook, but we lived with my grandmother, who was fantastic. We eventually got our own place, and my mother started learning to cook. But it was also the ’70s, so she was very experimental, and, well – thank God we had a dog. Debi Mazar Read Quote
As cool as I want my kids to be, they’re just like any other kid. They don’t love eggplant unless it is covered in cheese. Debi Mazar Read Quote
To me, it’s a religious experience to sit down at anyone’s table. I feel so invited, like it’s a sacred place. Debi Mazar Read Quote
When my mother was raising me, she moved us upstate to the Woodstock area. Our closest neighbor was a mile away. She planted all her own vegetables. Debi Mazar Read Quote
Thanksgiving was always a favorite holiday for me. The preparation was fun! My grandma and I would walk to the butcher on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, order the bird, and buy all the fixings at the market. Debi Mazar Read Quote
For me, I don’t have a publicist. I don’t want to talk about my personal life. I don’t want to talk about my process. I don’t want to be a model and do fashion shoots. It’s nice to be an entertainer, but I’m a reluctant celebrity. Debi Mazar Read Quote
