I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors. — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, "Should I get face work?" And… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I have a very wonderfully, bizarrely amazing relationship with my mother in that we've been through a myriad of emotions because we've… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
It sounds like a cliché, but mother is really one of my closest friends, and so's my dad. He and I weren't… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
It's interesting to talk to my mom about her character in Wild at heart, because she sees her as a mother who's… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
I do think my mother was a bit overprotective, not in any sordid way, but just normally. She certainly might say to… — Laura Dern Copy Share Image
There was a television show called The Innocents of Hollywood. Brooke Shields is a friend of mine and she saw one of… — 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
