It was only after I’d had some injuries that I basically retired from the performing side of show business and then began working in casting. I did that for 19 years or so before a friend of mine decided to cast me as Phyllis Lapin-Vance on ‘The Office.’ Phyllis Smith Read Quote
When I hurt my knee, I knew it was time to retire from dancing, and I needed a job just to pay the bills, and I ended up as a receptionist for about three-four years. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I know I’m not supposed to talk about God and stuff, but my spiritual life is very strong, and I really feel that a big part of whatever success I’m having is due to that as well. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I wish I had paid more attention in my psych class in college. I would’ve had a broader vocabulary to draw from. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
You have to understand that when you’re a voice actor on an animated film, you’re really just a tiny little piece of this huge process. And when you finally get to see the finished product and see all of the wonderful work that the animators & the designers & the writers did to make your character stand out, it’s just so touching, so humbling. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I had one young man tell me he wished I was his mom. Another young woman told me that every time she watched ‘The Office,’ I reminded her of her mother, who had just passed away a year ago, and that every time she saw me she felt as if she had a piece of her mom still with her. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I have said in many interviews that God had a better plan for me than I ever anticipated. I still firmly believe that, and I am grateful for a prayer answered. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I once prayed when struggling financially and worried how I was going to be able to assist my parents in their latter years living thousands of miles away, to help me win the lottery or something. And I did win the lottery, just in a different and better way. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
