Character Quote by Mariette Hartley

I'm at my best when I'm thrown, even though I don't like to be thrown.

— Mariette Hartley

My father was a very strong male figure to me as a child. He was very dashing, had a wonderful sense of humor and…

— Mariette Hartley

One of the wonderful things about Shakespeare is that he trusted an audience to move quickly with him. One moment tragedy, the next comedy.

— Mariette Hartley

I think my strength as a performer is my ability to straddle the fence between comedy and tragedy.

— Mariette Hartley

I enjoy live television a lot, but I'm not crazy about the hours.

— Mariette Hartley

What took some time for me to figure out was how to have a life outside my career, to find a way to be…

— Mariette Hartley

When you are shooting a movie in a week, there's not much time to travel.

— Mariette Hartley

I talk only about my journey because that's all I know. That's what the audience always pulls me back to. There's a hunger out…

— Mariette Hartley

I think I know what middle America enjoys seeing.

— Mariette Hartley

There wasn't exactly a plethora of physical affection in our family.

— Mariette Hartley

I got used to certain things that normal kids don't get used to, like, when my mother went into the kitchen for things other…

— Mariette Hartley

But I will say that TV was a great education for me. It allowed me to develop techniques for getting the job done. It's…

— Mariette Hartley