For me, I want to find the truth in the word and the character and the line. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
When we were doing ‘The Office,’ there was an area backstage where they worked on hair and makeup, and I was sitting there waiting to get ready to go on, and one of the writers went, ‘I want you to audition for ‘Bad Teacher.” I went, ‘Okay!’ Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I just wanted Sadness to be true, to come from a real place. I tried to work from the inside out, going from my gut all the time. I didn’t over-analyze it. I just did it. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I know how difficult it is to get one job, much less an entirely new career. I’m very blessed and grateful. It’s like I’m a normal person with an extraordinary journey. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I know how difficult it is for actors to get work, because I did casting for all those years. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
I’ve just tried to be a responsible person and pay my bills. But whatever it is I do, I want to do the best I can. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
One of the first places I was ever recognized after ‘The Office’ came out was at Target in Los Angeles. Someone came up to me, and she said, ‘Are you Phyllis from ‘The Office?” We were in different aisles, but she had recognized my voice. Phyllis Smith Read Quote
