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> [I was horribly shy all through grade school and high school. But somehow I got up the nerve to audition for one play in high school - 'Auntie Mame.' I got a small part as the fiancee who comes on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-was-horribly-shy-all-through-grade-school-and-high-school-but/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

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## More by Laurie Metcalf

> ['Three Tall Women' is kind of fascinating. I had never seen it itself, and I imagine the audience will find it very intriguing to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/three-tall-women-is-kind-of-fascinating-i-had-never-seen-it-itself/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I'm happy whenever I'm in a rehearsal room. I've always gotten all my energy and creativity in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-m-happy-whenever-i-m-in-a-rehearsal-room-i-ve-always-gotten-all-my/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I'm so thrilled to be here on the set of 'Supergirl!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-m-so-thrilled-to-be-here-on-the-set-of-supergirl/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [When one thing ends, you put it away and start from scratch on the next thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/when-one-thing-ends-you-put-it-away-and-start-from-scratch-on-the/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I don't like the camera. I get very self-conscious with it and then spend way too much time not looking self-conscious instead of being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-don-t-like-the-camera-i-get-very-self-conscious-with-it-and-then/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I gravitated back to theatre again, and when I heard about this little independent movie called 'Lady Bird,' I thought, 'This will be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-gravitated-back-to-theatre-again-and-when-i-heard-about-this-little/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It's a luxury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-work-just-as-hard-and-have-just-as-much-fun-whether-in-a-50-seat/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/really-i-ll-go-anywhere-at-any-time-to-continue-working-in-theater-it/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/my-profession-is-about-as-far-away-from-growing-up-in-southern/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [When I get a beautifully written piece of material, I immediately start imagining how I would interpret it. I love just daydreaming about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/when-i-get-a-beautifully-written-piece-of-material-i-immediately/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [No matter how many times you've done it, the early stages of getting a show up on its feet is very hit and miss.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/no-matter-how-many-times-you-ve-done-it-the-early-stages-of-getting-a/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I was too practical to major in theater. Acting - what was I going to do with acting? There was no future in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-was-too-practical-to-major-in-theater-acting-what-was-i-going-to-do/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I can't even call it work. I'm a creative-a-holic. I love the tearing into new material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-can-t-even-call-it-work-i-m-a-creative-a-holic-i-love-the-tearing/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [When I go to see something I'm in, or my friends are in, it's like a home movie. When I just go to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/when-i-go-to-see-something-i-m-in-or-my-friends-are-in-it-s-like-a/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

> [I don't know if ISU helped me become what I am, but I know that if I hadn't gone there, I wouldn't be what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-metcalf/i-don-t-know-if-isu-helped-me-become-what-i-am-but-i-know-that-if-i/)

[Laurie Metcalf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-metcalf/)

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