Maureen McCormick
Maureen McCormick
Maureen Denise McCormickis an American actress, recording artist and author. She is widely known for her portrayal of Marcia Brady on the ABC television sitcom The Brady Bunch, on which she starred from 1969 to 1974. She later reprised the role in many of the numerous Brady Bunch spin-offs and films, including The Brady Kids, The Brady Bunch Hour, The Brady Brides as well as A Very Brady Christmas. McCormick also appeared in The Idolmakeras well as a wide range...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth5 August 1956
CityEncino, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Maureen McCormick quotes about
It's only a traffic infraction. It's like a speeding ticket." ()
Playing Marcia was a double-edged sword; it always will be whenever you play a character like that. You will be known as that character forever.
The heart of women, the joys and the sorrows because I think as we go through life, we either have something terrible happen to us in some way." ()
I began to realize that life, despite moments of happiness and joy, is really about discovering priorities and dealing with unforeseen vagaries, differences, obstacles, inconveniences, and imperfections.
I hit rock bottom when I was doing "The Brady Brides." I was supposed to be at the studio, screen testing to pick the guy that would play my husband. At this time, I had been up for three days doing coke and was playing solitaire in my closet.
Toby Keith, when you wake up tomorrow there's still going to be liberals in the world, mexicans and blacks, Muslims and Jews and high school graduates...and everyone else who hates your music.
I was actually losing about a pound a week which was really wonderful. It was a really nice, and good, and healthy way to do it. And I still got to eat my chocolate every day which was wonderful, although I haven't had a drink in a really, really, really long time. I love being outside and working out, and I sometimes jog with my husband, and sometimes I jog with one of my daughter's best friends, and it's incredible. I was able to do Pilates for the first time in my life, which is almost better than sex. Not quite, but almost.
At the age of 50, I did "Celebrity Fit Club" and I had to get on a scale and be weighed in front of everyone. I felt like I was naked and for the first time, there was nowhere to hide. I felt like I could finally be myself. It was really cathartic, and I realized I could share my mistakes. I could tell my story and not be ashamed, and show others with these same problems that they aren't alone.
As soon as I hear the word 'competition' I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.
If you have a problem, try to get help, you can get through it if you get help.
To be yourself and to learn from your mistakes. If you have a problem, try to get help, you can get through it if you get help. When we were on the show, there was no paparazzi, none of that. I was really lucky that I got to avoid all that.
This thing in society that you have to be a stick will always be in my mind, but that's just something I have to deal with.
But to win, I was overwhelmed - it felt great! I was really excited. I didn't expect it, but I'm also really competitive. As soon as I hear the word "competition" I get serious and start doing everything that I can do.
There were also other things, but this was a big factor. It's sad, because she [Eve Plumb] was my best friend. We went through a lot together.