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…

— Laila Robins

One day, when I was 33, I shifted. I suddenly saw acting as a higher calling. I understood that my goal was…

— Laila Robins

A lot of times you come against actors who come from a different direction, and you tend to meet in the middle.

— Laila Robins

I did nine months in 'Mrs. Klein' in New York, then four months on the road. Then I did a movie directed…

— 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…

— Laila Robins

I feel very close to Maryann Plunkett and Jay O. Sanders.

— Laila Robins

Often I play, especially on television, a lot of smart lawyer people and cerebral types.

— 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…

— Laila Robins

It has always been a dream of mine to put a play on film.

— 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…

— Laila Robins

Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately.

— Laila Robins

I've paid my dues in the classical trenches.

— 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…

— Laila Robins

Because I was from the Midwest and untrained, I was completely open and ready to try anything. Many of my classmates were…

— Laila Robins

I want to work with Cherry Jones.

— Laila Robins

'Heartbreak House' was a lot of fun for me. I must have missed that day at school. I'd never read it or…

— Laila Robins