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Quote by Mary Lynn Rajskub

“See what a good actress I am? I'm just typing over and over, "You're a good person, Mary Lynn! Hang in there! You can do it!"”

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Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub, born on June 22, 1971, is an American actress. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Agent Kim Bauer in the television series '24'. Rajskub's acting career began on stage and gradually shifted to television and film in the mid-1990s. more

“I really wanted to do a comedy. I've done a lot of drama, and comedy was the one genre I was not being offered. So I became obsessive about getting one. I tried with two little parts in comedies that were more mainstream, I was kind of fumbling around, and then I read The Brothers Bloom and knew it was the one I wanted to jump into. Did it take adjusting? Actually, it's not really any different from doing drama.”

Kind Different Done Comedy Brother Drama Obsessive

Author:Rachel Weisz

“When you're doing comedy, you're not trying to be funny. I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously. I think when people are winking, it becomes slapstick, it becomes something else.”

People Thinking Trying Character Comedy

Author:Rachel Weisz

“If you try to go for a laugh, it's death to the comedy. Personally, that's how I approach comedy. But I'm no expert.”

Trying Laughing Comedy

Author:Rachel Weisz

“Normally, I would do research. For The Constant Gardener, I played an activist, so I went to meet activists. You can find them dotted around. But with The Brothers Bloom, I couldn't meet a nutty heiress who lived in a bubble in a mansion. There was no one to meet. So this was just an active imagining, a daydream.”

Brother Activist Bubbles Gardener Daydreaming

Author:Rachel Weisz