With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I have an instinct to want to be part of a group of people. I feel safe there. That's why I was in school… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I think everyone's journey through this crazy, weird, wild, wonderful area of work named acting is really their own. And if you're going for… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I think everybody handles things very differently and you can conjecture, but until you're put in that situation, you really don't know. — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
But I've also spread my net very wide. If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.' — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
You can watch someone on-stage cry and cry - but in the audience you feel nothing. It's easy to become indulgent. For me, what's… — Laura Linney Copy Share Image
