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> [Even in comedy, I'm always the straight guy, which is okay because that's a skill. But it would be nice to get out of that box.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/even-in-comedy-i-m-always-the-straight-guy-which-is-okay-because-that/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d5/maura-tierney-15519_always_even-in-comedy-i-m-always-the-straight-g_1326309.jpg)

## More by Maura Tierney

> [I'm dating somebody. I am enjoying it very much, and having a really nice time at the moment. I'm very happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-m-dating-somebody-i-am-enjoying-it-very-much-and-having-a-really/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I worry about everything, which is silly because there's very little you can control anyway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-worry-about-everything-which-is-silly-because-there-s-very-little/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I felt intimidated the entire time I was in school by my teachers and classmates. But I just knew acting was something I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-felt-intimidated-the-entire-time-i-was-in-school-by-my-teachers-and/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [Rejection happens, and you have to have a thick skin about it, which is hard. You can't be overly sensitive about people not picking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/rejection-happens-and-you-have-to-have-a-thick-skin-about-it-which-is/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [What appealed to me was that the focus of 'North Atlantic' was more about performance rather than emoting, because I was at a point…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/what-appealed-to-me-was-that-the-focus-of-north-atlantic-was-more/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I really wanted to be a dancer, but I just wasn't good enough to do that so that didn't happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-really-wanted-to-be-a-dancer-but-i-just-wasn-t-good-enough-to-do/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I grew up in Boston, and we'd have every Thanksgiving at my parents' house there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-grew-up-in-boston-and-we-d-have-every-thanksgiving-at-my-parents/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [My answer to a lot of things is to go to work. That's not everybody's answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/my-answer-to-a-lot-of-things-is-to-go-to-work-that-s-not-everybody-s/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [When I was going through my cancer treatment, I learned that you can never ask a stupid question. I asked every single question that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/when-i-was-going-through-my-cancer-treatment-i-learned-that-you-can/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I sold muffler parts over the phone when I was a teenager.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-sold-muffler-parts-over-the-phone-when-i-was-a-teenager/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I went to 'Godspell' when I was 10 - my mother took me, and that was the first play I ever saw. That was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-went-to-godspell-when-i-was-10-my-mother-took-me-and-that-was-the/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I'm sure my desire to perform came, in part, from being around politics as a kid. My dad had a big personality, and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-m-sure-my-desire-to-perform-came-in-part-from-being-around-politics/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [I'm not really the nurturer type.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/i-m-not-really-the-nurturer-type/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [The charity that I work for is the Johnson Cancer Research Foundation at UCLA. I also do work with Stand Up To Cancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/the-charity-that-i-work-for-is-the-johnson-cancer-research-foundation/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

> [With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a collaborative medium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maura-tierney/with-acting-there-s-a-certain-amount-of-independence-you-have-within/)

[Maura Tierney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maura-tierney/)

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