Marcia Cross
Marcia Cross
Marcia Anne Crossis an American television actress. She received acclaim for her roles as Dr. Kimberly Shaw on Fox soap opera Melrose Placeand Bree Van de Kamp on the ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives, for which she was nominated for three Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, winning two, and a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth25 March 1962
CityMarlborough, MA
CountryUnited States of America
~I use humor instead of getting into that whole yes and no thing all the time. It's about just getting them to laugh rather than getting in power struggles.~
If I have a 12 or 14 hour workday, I am home the next. I cut out anything that is frivolous or doesn't need to be done.
I really romanticized being pregnant. Then I realized, this is awful!
I would ask my dad what he did, and he'd say, 'I listen to people's problems.' In some way what he did for a living is in my genes.
I try to balance it out on the whole. Being a mum is always the priority. Next, it's taking care of yourself. Right now, I get to only work two days a week - it's a dream. I can't imagine how hard it is for mothers who work 40 hours a week.
I like bringing the girls on set, but if I can't do that then the next day I feel I have to be uber-mum to make up for it. Then I'm exhausted and feel like I'm running in fumes.
I have good genes in my family, so we'll see just how long I'll be around.
I really love and it is important to me to be physically fit.
What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom.
I don't want to lose my fitness. I'm 45. I have two babies. I've got a long way to go and I want to keep in tiptop shape. There's no magic bullet.
I really have to force myself to tidy up around the house.
I have always wanted to know what's going on under the surface.
For women of a certain age, how do you meet a guy, fall in love, and decide he's the right man to have children with? Your clock's ticking, you're looking at him, and it's a crazy, pressure-filled experience.
I couldn't do an acting job just to be working. It really had to have some soul to it.