Best Laura Linney Quotes
- Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with. Been
- Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that's just in the suitcase when you're an actor. Actor
- For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. Character
- History's a resource. Funny
- I always laugh to myself when I listen to some really big A-list star saying that they are just a normal person. Always Laugh
- I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life… Able
- I certainly didn't have a nanny. Funny
- I crave a cone of silence every once in while. Cone
- I don't think you should exploit your own pain. Exploit
- I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress. Actress
- I grew up in Manhattan on the Upper East Side. East
- I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship. Anyone
- I love working closely with people. Closely
- My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father. Divorced
- People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am. Sometimes they think I'm Helen Hunt. Sometimes they think I'm Laura Dern. Dern
- Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention. Attention
- Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange. Look
- The entertainment industry is terrified of silence. Entertainment
- What people can survive and what they don't survive is shocking to me. Someone can go to Iraq and be blown to bits and survive.… Bits
- I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of… Actor
- I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else -… All
- I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death… Cancer
- My castings sort of go in phases. There'll be several icy professional parts - a lawyer or a cop. And then there'll be the intelligent-but-wounded… Casting
- 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… Acting
- You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it. Believe