I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
Hopefully, film inspires you to think about human nature. It make us consider how we treat strangers and our most intimate. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I've seen 3-D movies where it seems a little crude or too in-your-face. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
Anybody you make a movie with when you're 12 and they're 14, you're going to know them your whole life. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
You're not directing an actor toward a thing they can't achieve. Because direction is elusive. When directors hold respect for the various… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30s film or a movie of David's… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. It's not like, "I don't… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
You'll be offered the 'lead' in this new hot film with such-and-such A-list director, 'a fabulous part' - a fabulous part? A… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
What about good small roles for women? I've told my agent, if there are two great scenes in a film, I don't… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been marketed by the big studios to do… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
There are people on the ratings board and so froth who don't want certain scenes in the film. There are people who… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
Going to the Academy Awards is something I remember since I was six, when I went with my mom for the first… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I made a commitment to myself: that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I've always loved film more than theater, and film may be more closely related to making a record because you have that… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling… — Laura Dern Copy Share
Irvin Kershner, no matter what anyone says, has done some great work. 'Eyes of Laura Mars' is an incredible movie. — Laura Dern Copy Share
It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything,… — Laura Dern Copy Share
I've worked with David Lynch since I was 17, and working with him is home and family; being around Alexander Payne is home and… — Laura Dern Copy Share
Going to the Academy Awards is something I remember since I was six, when I went with my mom for the first time, 14… — Laura Dern Copy Share
If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build. — Laura Dern Copy Share
I got picked for very unique and independent filmmaking experiences with auteurs. And I'm so lucky. — Laura Dern Copy Share
Like anything else, acting can become boring - a chore, really - if there isn't any challenge. And I like taking challenges. Just when… — Laura Dern Copy Share
I have a very wonderfully, bizarrely amazing relationship with my mother in that we've been through a myriad of emotions because we've acted together… — Laura Dern Copy Share
In Smooth Talk it was a much more intuitive search - I was only 17 at the time, and I wasn't aware, as women… — Laura Dern Copy Share
I love comedy. David's Lynch the only person I've worked with more than once who sees me as a specific thing - he sees… — Laura Dern Copy Share
When you're first reading the script and thinking about playing the part, it's slightly daunting. It's easy to question, 'Is an audience going to… — Laura Dern Copy Share
