"There's a certain arrogance to an actor who……" — Mary Steenburgen
"There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better."
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12 Quotes by Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen has 12 quotes on this site.
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There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors…
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I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.
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I'd already made the decision before I'd even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it,…
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I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom…
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I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre…
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Anything to do with the South resonates with me, because I'm Southern.
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It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks.
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I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have…
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I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But…
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It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot…
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I think it's very important for everyone in America to realize right now the state of our country, not just…
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