My grandmother always used to say, "If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?" I always remember this and it's true. You have to start each day again-you can't repeat what… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
I know I'm funny, because I'm eccentric, I'm odd. I'm not what you expect. — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
How do people who live utterly alone survive? There are so many things that won't open. I've got a few dresses in New York,… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
I would hate to think of the theatre world without critics. Without them, we'd not have the record of each season. — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
If you're unhappy in a relationship, I think you just don't trust yourself for getting into another one. — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
I think of myself as only being an actress when I'm acting, but my friends will say I act all the time. — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
Own the room. Confidence has nothing to do with what you look like. If you obsess over that, you'll end up being disappointed in yourself all the time. Instead, high self-esteem comes from how you feel in any moment. So walk into a room acting like you're in charge, and spend your energy on making the people around you happy.… — Marian Seldes Copy Share
My grandmother always used to say, "If you know your past and you know where you have to go, why do you rehearse?" I… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
I almost never go to the theatre without seeing someone I've taught or known at Juilliard. — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater. — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
When I began to act, I was about 6 years old. Everything you learned, every period of history you studied, you did a play… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
I think the first time I was ever really conscious of the difference between people's voices was that my mother's voice was so soft… — Marian Seldes Copy Share Image
