“I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.” PeopleHumansDifferentMatterCertainEnjoySeeingConditionsPeriodsUniversalWhere You AreHuman Condition Author:Laura Linney
“The basic laws of good acting are the same, but everything about the experience is different-your job responsibility, the time you spend on it.” DifferentJobsLawActingResponsibilityGood Acting Author:Laura Linney
“Things get complicated at times, so there are certainly moments when you wish your life were different. That's true for everybody, not just people in our profession. But there's nothing I feel like I gave up professionally. I'm absolutely doing what I enjoy.” PeopleFeelsDifferentMomentsWishEnjoyComplicatedProfessionGave Up Author:Laura Linney
“Where I did feel a difference is learning to just work in a different way so that your resources are not completely depleted so that you don't have anything to give to your child when you go home, and fortunately I've been working long enough that I know how to make that shift so that I don't compromise my work or compromise my relationships; not compromising parenting is really the biggest difference.” KnowsWayGivingFeelsChildrenLongDifferentEnoughHomeDifferencesKnow HowResourcesOur ChildrenCompromiseYour ChildrenDifferent Ways Author:Laura Linney
“The (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) stories were great, for one. The thing that makes him a remarkable character is how he can withstand all of these different interpretations and different styles and, that's what makes a classic character a classic character; they keep coming back and you see them in a new way every time.” WayDifferentCharacterStoriesStyleClassicRemarkableInterpretationNew WaysComing BackArthurDifferent StylesConanDifferent InterpretationsSir Arthur Conan Doyle Author:Laura Linney
“I love to work in all sorts of different situations. I think you learn a lot, which is why I try not to approach something the same way, because it might not be appropriate, and then you can get lazy just out of boredom. So I love any approach.” ThinkingWayTryingDifferentMightSituationApproachBoredomLazyAppropriate Author:Laura Linney
“Some big movies are terrific, and some aren't. They're made for different reasons, and they have different impacts and they're very different experiences making them. But if they're good, if you're with good people, then hooray.” PeopleDifferentReasonGood PeopleBig Movie Author:Laura Linney
“It is always good to explore the stuff you don't agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview. I like to be challenged in that way, and always end up learning something I didn't know.” KnowsWayTryingDifferentEndsStuffAgreeLifestyleWorldviewDifferent Lifestyles Author:Laura Linney
