“People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am. Sometimes they think I'm Helen Hunt. Sometimes they think I'm Laura Dern.” PeopleThinkingSometimesWho I AmHuntsHelenLaura Author:Laura Linney
“Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.” PeopleAttentionPersonalityCommandCompelling Author:Laura Linney
“Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange.” PeopleLooksOrangeTrickyTanning Author:Laura Linney
“The entertainment industry is terrified of silence.” SilenceIndustryEntertainmentTerrifiedEntertainment Industry Author:Laura Linney
“I've made millions of dollars with the body I have, so where's the pain in that?” MadeBodyPainMillionsDollars Author:Tyra Banks
“What people can survive and what they don't survive is shocking to me. Someone can go to Iraq and be blown to bits and survive. Someone can trip and fall on the street and they die - that's that.” PeopleDiesFallBitsStreetsIraqShocking Author:Laura Linney
“I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.” WritingCharacterUsedActorsLanguageWonderfulIntentionRhythmCluePlaywrightPunctuationCadence 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
“I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word.” ThinkingWayRememberUsedCancerSentencesGrandmotherMy GrandmotherDeath Sentence Author:Laura Linney
“My castings sort of go in phases. There'll be several icy professional parts - a lawyer or a cop. And then there'll be the intelligent-but-wounded group and then the period things. It goes in sequence.” GroupsPeriodsIntelligentLawyerCopPhasesWoundedCastingSequenceIcy Author:Laura Linney