--- title: "1 School Read Quotes By Laila Robins" description: "1 School Read quotes by Laila Robins. Plus more from Laila Robins and more School Read sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/laila-robins-31332_day_heartbreak-house-was-a-lot-of-fun-for-me_3233261.jpg" --- > ['Heartbreak House' was a lot of fun for me. I must have missed that day at school. I'd never read it or seen it. It's one of those things that a lot of people are familiar with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/heartbreak-house-was-a-lot-of-fun-for-me-i-must-have-missed-that-day/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c33/laila-robins-31332_day_heartbreak-house-was-a-lot-of-fun-for-me_3233261.jpg) ## More by Laila Robins > [I often feel that when people have affairs, it has more to do with something they're searching for in themselves than anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/i-often-feel-that-when-people-have-affairs-it-has-more-to-do-with/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [One day, when I was 33, I shifted. I suddenly saw acting as a higher calling. I understood that my goal was to serve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/one-day-when-i-was-33-i-shifted-i-suddenly-saw-acting-as-a-higher/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [A lot of times you come against actors who come from a different direction, and you tend to meet in the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/a-lot-of-times-you-come-against-actors-who-come-from-a-different/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [I did nine months in 'Mrs. Klein' in New York, then four months on the road. Then I did a movie directed by Philip…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/i-did-nine-months-in-mrs-klein-in-new-york-then-four-months-on-the/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/i-d-rather-do-a-great-play-than-a-mediocre-play-in-new-york-as-much/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [I feel very close to Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/i-feel-very-close-to-maryann-plunkett-and-jay-o-sanders/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/often-i-play-especially-on-television-a-lot-of-smart-lawyer-people/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/a-lot-of-my-training-is-in-classical-theatre-i-ve-done-a-lot-of/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [It has always been a dream of mine to put a play on film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/it-has-always-been-a-dream-of-mine-to-put-a-play-on-film/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/that-s-always-a-fun-thing-to-play-a-relationship-where-there-s-equals/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/tennessee-williams-is-an-incredible-writer-for-women-because-in-many/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/i-ve-paid-my-dues-in-the-classical-trenches/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/it-s-funny-oftentimes-the-really-great-roles-that-i-enjoy-are-in/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [Because I was from the Midwest and untrained, I was completely open and ready to try anything. Many of my classmates were cynical and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/because-i-was-from-the-midwest-and-untrained-i-was-completely-open/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) > [I want to work with Cherry Jones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laila-robins/i-want-to-work-with-cherry-jones/) [Laila Robins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laila-robins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/school-read/laila-robins/#itemlist", "name": "1 School Read Quotes By Laila Robins", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Heartbreak House' was a lot of fun for me. I must have missed that day at school. I'd never read it or seen it. 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