United Kingdom, April 11 -- Debra Messing found a "perfect job" in 'Smash'.

The 56-year-old actress found mainstream success with the long-running sitcom 'Will and Grace' but revealed that her personal career highlight was when she played lyricist Julia Houston in the short-lived musical drama series on NBC, and she got to work with a host of Broadway icons who made guest appearances.

She told People: "I think it was sitting behind a table, because my character did that all the time, and seeing Bernadette Peters singing right in front of me. And I just was like, 'They're paying me to do this job and there could not be a more perfect job in the world than to watch these unbelievably talented people.'"

'Smash' ran for two seasons from 20...