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Laura Dern

(1967) Film Actor United States

189 quotes in 621 categories

Laura Dern shares how working on movies feels like being part of a big story, whether lighting, acting, or serving food. She believes anyone can become an agent of change and talks about learning from directors like David Lynch. She also recalls the excitement of watching the Oscars as a kid.

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Laura Dern is a film actor from the United States, best known for Honey, Baby, Mine.

Quick Facts About Laura Dern

Born: February 10, 1967
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Honey, Baby, Mine
Spouse: Ben Harper

About Laura Dern

She also received an Actor Award.

Awards & Honors

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Quotes by Laura Dern

God bless nannies.

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Jealousy is a scary thing.

Jealousy

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I just love, I love, I love movies.

Cinema

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I resent ever being stereotyped.

Being

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I love being in my 40s.

Being

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I try to do things I love or care about for some reason.

Care

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I've always loved film more than theater.

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When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble

Nature

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I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.'

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Diet is weird. It's elusive. I just try to listen to my body.

Body

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If my career were a hairstyle, it would be helmet-head.

Career

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time

Film

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My mother is extremely interested in everything esoteric.

Esoteric

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In American culture we are supposed to take a pill when we're depressed or in grief as opposed to actually feeling.

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I think people do their bravest work when given an elusive canvas. That would be seemingly the weirdest, but also the most…

Artist

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What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has…

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I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.

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If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.

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There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side of the tracks

Feminism

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I was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted…

Age

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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes…

Eyes

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I feel so lucky to have a mom who is not only an extraordinary actor but someone who is game enough to…

Game

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Whether a movie part comes to me or I seek it out, there's always this journey to darkness through light, or vice…

Darkness

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I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry…

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Ben Stiller, who I love and who is a friend and is such an incredible actor - he's hilarious, obviously, but I…

Actor

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For me, the key is years of the blessed filmmakers I've worked with giving me permission to be bold and jump off…

Blessed

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It's my deepest interest as an actor: I love discovering how human beings work, how their flaws reveal themselves - how to…

Actor

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It's interesting to talk to my mom about her character in Wild at heart, because she sees her as a mother who's…

Baby

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It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30s film or a movie of David's…

Art

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There are artists or filmmakers or cinematographers who have had long careers who, maybe to reinvent themselves or just to stay in…

Art

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Virginia Mayo had kind of a small role in The Best Years of Our Lives, but you got the whole character in…

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I love comedy. David's Lynch the only person I've worked with more than once who sees me as a specific thing -…

Comedy

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There are people on the ratings board and so froth who don't want certain scenes in the film. There are people who…

Being in love

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Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly unless you have…

Business

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Nick Сage and I can't make love in movie? That's scary. And our hero? Arnold Schwarzenegger? Using a body as a shield…

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People are more willing to talk about child abuse. When this whole McMartin thing went down, I was at a dinner party…

Abuse

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I made a commitment to myself: that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a…

Cinema

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There is so much in the world to care about.

Care

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You can change. And you can be an agent of change.

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Every role is a new form of surrender.

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Laura Dern by topic

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