“I find that things don't bother me as much. If I had a bad day on set, it sort of just rolls of my back in a way that it didn't before. So that's where the biggest difference is, stuff that used to get under my skin or that I would worry about or be anxious about just isn't a problem. So in some ways, having a child has been very liberating. I found it very liberating.” IfsWayChildrenHas BeensProblemUsedFoundStuffDifferencesWorrySkinsBotherAnxiousLiberatingBad DayHad A Bad Day Author:Laura Linney
“I think everyone's journey through this crazy, weird, wild, wonderful area of work named acting is really their own. And if you're going for something that isn't yours, you're wasting time. You could be focused on your own work instead of thinking about somebody else.” IfsThinkingActingWonderfulJourneyCrazyAreasFocusedWasting Time Author:Laura Linney
“I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff.” IfsBelieveMatterHelpingProblemI BelieveStuffCommunicationDisciplineTheaterNo Matter WhatProblem SolvingBasics Author:Laura Linney
“With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character.” IfsCharacterBigsSchoolPainEasyActingRolesEmotionalCarefulAppropriateBe CarefulExploits Author:Laura Linney
“But I've also spread my net very wide. If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film.” IfsLongDoneJobsFilmPurposeChallengesInterestingOne ThingTvsRadioSpreadWideTheatre Author:Laura Linney
