I'd rather do a great play than a mediocre play in New York. As much as I'd like to be seen in New York, that's not my driving motivation. My motivation is to play great roles, wherever they happen. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
It's funny, oftentimes the really great roles that I enjoy are in classic plays, and there aren't many theatres in New York who will do them, aside from Roundabout. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
I often feel that when people have affairs, it has more to do with something they're searching for in themselves than anything else. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
One day, when I was 33, I shifted. I suddenly saw acting as a higher calling. I understood that my goal was to serve… — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
A lot of times you come against actors who come from a different direction, and you tend to meet in the middle. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
I did nine months in 'Mrs. Klein' in New York, then four months on the road. Then I did a movie directed by Philip… — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
I'd rather do a great play than a mediocre play in New York. As much as I'd like to be seen in New York,… — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
A lot of my training is in classical theatre; I've done a lot of classical plays in New York and also at the Guthrie… — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
That's always a fun thing to play, a relationship where there's equals. I often play roles that are repressive, or women who are slightly… — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately. — Laila Robins Copy Share Image
