My deep dark secret is that I was a nerd in school. I liked the theater. I liked to study. I wasn’t very good at sports. – Rob Lowe
I’ve been lucky enough in ‘The West Wing’ and ‘Brothers & Sisters’ to talk about the issues that are important to me with none of the awful mud-slinging or public scrutiny you have in politics. – Rob Lowe
Being in a successful marriage is no different than being cast in a successful movie. It’s all about who you pick; in that first moment, did you pick the right person? I think you need to pick somebody who’s more interested in being married than in getting married. – Rob Lowe
For guys, I don’t think you’re ever ready… I don’t think you wake up and go, ‘You know, today’s the day I’m going to get married. By God, I’m ready. My house is in order, and it is time.’ – Rob Lowe
A few years ago, I got to a point where I realised that the only way you can tell someone’s age is how they live their life. The candles on the cake mean absolutely nothing. – Rob Lowe
The highest levels of fame in the entertainment business are geared toward keeping the artist disconnected, disinterested and continuing to make product and not developing any sort of ‘normal life.’ – Rob Lowe
There is a movie called ‘My Dog Skip,’ starring my ‘Outsiders’ costar Diane Lane. I do not recommend it. If you have a child, particularly one about to leave home, watching this film is to be emotionally waterboarded. – Rob Lowe
We should all be so lucky in our lives to create things that we’re still talking about 25 years later. – Rob Lowe
My issue isn’t about physical aging; my issue is about wanting to remain vigorous and youthful in my spirit. – Rob Lowe
I love anything by Joan Didion. Incidentally, she was one of the local moms when I was growing up in Point Dume. She always reminded me a little bit of my mother, so I feel a great affinity. I love the precision of Didion’s writing. There’s a construction and a craftsmanship to her sentences that’s imbued with so much emotion. – Rob Lowe
If I had been on ‘Ally McBeal,’ I would have been seen coming out of the shower on the first show. – Rob Lowe
The cast of ‘Parks & Rec’ is just a group of unbelievably nice, humble, down to earth, hilarious friends. – Rob Lowe
I’ve had years of psychiatry, and I ask about every six months – it’s sort of like getting your oil checked – I ask, ‘I’m not an actual narcissist, am I?’ The learned men of psychiatry assure me that I meet none of the medical criteria. – Rob Lowe
I’ve never met a funny person who wasn’t smart. I’ve met a lot of dramatic people who were stupid. But I’ve never met a funny person who wasn’t smart. – Rob Lowe
Before you could actually have face-lifts, they would pull your skin around the back of your head with rubber bands, where they would tape it. And then you’d have to wear a wig over it to hide the rubber bands. It was not the most comfortable. – Rob Lowe
One of the interesting things about Twitter is looking how famous people choose to use it. Take someone like Steve Martin, who I follow: it’s all sorts of comic gems, nothing private, nothing personal – all jokes. Other celebrities are overtly personal – like Charlie Sheen. I do a mix of observations and updates. – Rob Lowe
Things that I consider bad qualities, I always try and figure out where they are coming from. I don’t consider ambition to be a bad one. It’s served me very well in my life. Very well. – Rob Lowe
I like the nexus of Bollywood and Hollywood. I’m actually shocked that there isn’t more of a meld between our two industries. – Rob Lowe
Comedies always need to be provocative and catch your attention in a way that dramas don’t have to. – Rob Lowe