“You're not directing an actor toward a thing they can't achieve. Because direction is elusive. When directors hold respect for the various craftsmen and -women who are telling the story, it's the greatest result. I think people do their bravest work when given an elusive canvas.” PeopleThinkingAchieveVariousCanvasElusive Author:Laura Dern
“I'm interested in human nature. That's why I chose to become an actor. Whatever people are struggling with, the struggle is often where the drama is.” PeopleStruggleHuman NatureDrama Author:Laura Dern
“People are more willing to talk about child abuse. When this whole McMartin thing went down, I was at a dinner party with about eight people, all from different backgrounds and from all over the world. And every single person at that table had had some weird experience as a child. I think everyone has - whether it was with a babysitter, or playing doctor, but usually when some older person tries to come in contact with you. It's amazing how much we block out.” PeopleThinkingWorldTryingChildrenDifferentPartyAbuseBlockChild AbuseSingle PersonDinner PartyBabysitter Author:Laura Dern
“When I started dating I had relationships with people who came from families that weren't at all artistic or whatever, and they didn't understand how to communicate. I find that so boring.” PeopleDatingCommunicateBoringArtisticSo Boring Author:Laura Dern
“Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly unless you have the right set of values and understand why you're doing it. Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already gotten to that point, and seen all the yuck stuff - which is probably why they originally didn't want me to act.” PeopleValuesUglyWant MeGet Real Author:Laura Dern
“There was a television show called The Innocents of Hollywood. Brooke Shields is a friend of mine and she saw one of the introductions to it, and she called me and said, "I think you better check this out." And on this show they talked about parents who'd ripped off their kids. One of them said, "My mother stole $300,000 from me as a child." Well, my mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother. But god knows what people will say when this movie comes out.” PeopleThinkingKindChildrenKidsMotherParentExtrasGod KnowsIntroduction Author:Laura Dern
“The actors are telling the truth on some level, and people have to believe it. At Cannes, a lot of people said, "Oh, shocking," but this Italian girl said to me, "My god, I just said that to my boyfriend the other night." That's what Lula from Wild at hearts talks about. That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love.” PeopleBelieveHeartNightGirlFeel GoodTelling The TruthItalianMy Boyfriend Author:Laura Dern
“There are people on the ratings board and so froth who don't want certain scenes in the film. There are people who come up and say, "What graphic love scenes. I think, How can a love scene be graphic? Have you seen Total Recall? In this R-rated movie you see a man who you've seen being in love with and sleeping with this fabulous woman shoot her right through the head. "Consider this a divorce" is supposed to be the funniest line in the movie.” PeopleThinkingMenFilmSleepSceneDivorceFabulousBeing In LoveGraphic Author:Laura Dern
“Nick Сage and I can't make love in movie? That's scary. And our hero? Arnold Schwarzenegger? Using a body as a shield against bullets? Hey - the world's a big place, and people get away with what they get away with, but to attack David Lynch for doing things I've seen in many movies, that's weird.” PeopleHeroScaryGet AwayMaking Love Author:Laura Dern
“What I consider a good part for a woman and what some other Hollywood people think are good women's parts are very different. I don't' want to play the supportive girlfriend who has nine scenes and just loves that man, maybe cheats on him in one scene but will always be there, and I mean - give me a break. You'll be offered the "lead" in this new hot film with such-and-such A-list director, "a fabulous part" - a fabulous part? A fabulous part is a character with a soul, who starts here and goes to there, you know? There aren't many of those.” PeopleThinkingMenGivingMeanDifferentSoulCharacterFilmBreakSceneHotGirlfriendCheatFabulousSupportiveGood Woman Author:Laura Dern
“I made a commitment to myself: that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. Whether it makes someone laugh, or it has a moral to the story - it doesn't have to be an ethical film, but it has to move people. If it doesn't excite me, it's not worth doing - it's better to work on myself and my own life and wait until another great thing comes along.” PeopleFilmMovingWaitingMoralLaughingCommitmentGreat ThingsMaking A DifferenceEthical Author:Laura Dern
“I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other.” PeopleChildrenStoriesLightDarkStruggleRaisesLongingIntimateDesperation Author:Laura Dern
“Luckily, I was raised by people whod already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didnt want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.” PeopleWantJobsStuffDifferencesPartyUnderstoodHollywoodRaisedWant MeYuck Author:Laura Dern
“I made a commitment to myself: that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference... It has to move people.” PeopleMadeWantedFilmMovingDifferencesCommitmentActressesMaking A DifferenceFirefighter Author:Laura Dern
“I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on.” PeopleKnowsLittlesSometimesEnoughLuckyDirectorsProjectsSurface Author:Laura Dern
“Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes.” PeopleHeartMeanMadeAngryReally MeanWild At Heart Author:Laura Dern
“Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly.” PeopleSellsUglyGet Real Author:Laura Dern
“It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.” PeopleKnowsFun Author:Laura Dern
