I always tell kids, in high school or acting students, to do something else around acting, or not around it, just in your life that is of service. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
Before the Polaroid commercials, my image was that of a solid actress, a theater actress who could do anything. But the Polaroid commercials were high comedy... Through them I was finally noticed as a comedian. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
I'm at my best when I'm thrown, even though I don't like to be thrown. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
My father was a very strong male figure to me as a child. He was very dashing, had a wonderful sense of humor and… — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
One of the wonderful things about Shakespeare is that he trusted an audience to move quickly with him. One moment tragedy, the next comedy. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
I think my strength as a performer is my ability to straddle the fence between comedy and tragedy. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
I enjoy live television a lot, but I'm not crazy about the hours. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
What took some time for me to figure out was how to have a life outside my career, to find a way to be… — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
When you are shooting a movie in a week, there's not much time to travel. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
I talk only about my journey because that's all I know. That's what the audience always pulls me back to. There's a hunger out… — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
There wasn't exactly a plethora of physical affection in our family. — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
I got used to certain things that normal kids don't get used to, like, when my mother went into the kitchen for things other… — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
But I will say that TV was a great education for me. It allowed me to develop techniques for getting the job done. It's… — Mariette Hartley Copy Share Image
