I have no regrets. I had an amazing surrogate who carried my son for me. I am so grateful to her. I can even say I am grateful for having cancer. I was always meant to be a mom, but if I didn’t have cancer, I never would have had Zev. I would have had a kid, but not Zev, and I want Zev – tantrums and all. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
I grew up in Bedford, N.Y., and it was close enough to Jones Beach on Long Island that every summer my mother would pack the car for the day, and we would drive to the beach! Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
I’m showbiz-fat. It’s so funny, in all the reviews that I read, no one wants to use the word ‘fat’ as an adjective. So I have to deal with ‘dimpled-kneed,’ ‘hefty,’ ‘plus-sized,’ the most obscure words you can imagine. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
My cholesterol went from 220 to 149. I was crying like a ‘Biggest Loser’ contestant when my doctor gave me the news. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
I lived in New York my whole life. Like every New Yorker, I have stories about spending summers on the Jersey shore, riding the roller coaster in Seaside that is now famous for that sickening photo of it being washed out to sea. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
I can honestly say – not proudly, but honestly – before I had a child, I would see things on TV or hear the news, feel sad for the people and move forward with my day. Now I see everything through a mother’s eyes. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
I’ve had the exact same brown hair all my life, and my whole life, people have been telling me to change my hair. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
I’m sure that blondes have more fun, but I think that as a brunette I might work more. Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
Every producer I have met has asked me to change my hair. I have always said ‘No.’ I finally change it for me… and now everyone in the business is like, ‘You have to go back to having brown hair.’ Marissa Jaret Winokur Read Quote
