Mary Stuart Masterson

I'd like to think Helen very much understood what it was to be disadvantaged in the medical field. And that that was…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

You know, in playing a role like this, you really want to get it right, because this is a person who was…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

In this case they're doctors. But having passion for your work and to take risks in order to better human kind. That's…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I love film sets, but I don't necessarily love being the center of attention.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I think I am a writer, but professionally I feel drawn to and suited for directing.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

Are you a polititcian or does lyin' just run in your family?

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I learned from Francis Ford Coppola to treat the company like your family.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

As a director, I get to have a much broader creative expression than as an actress.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

On the other hand, there are only so many people who really knew how she was exactly, like what did her accent…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

And that's what's beautiful to me, is he did not become a victim of it, and he didn't become a statistic, he…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I think she looked at Vivien the same way. Of course you can. You know. And, and yet with great respect, because…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I guess you should approach the roles differently when they're actual people who have been, this is the difference. Getting the accent…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

Since I was a child, I've liked telling stories. Maybe because my father's a director, I grew up loving stories. I'm not…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

She came up with a whole way of doing fluoroscopy, which is kind of like a live version of X-ray, so that…

— Mary Stuart Masterson

The secret to success is action, not attitude.Your attitude doesn't matter. It is what you do with your time.

— Mary Stuart Masterson