“What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really great script that would force me to grow, or work with a really great actor who will make me better.”
Hope
“Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.”
FamousAll Quotes by Laura Linney
“I get cold - really cold - when I travel.”
Travel“I had a good imagination and I still have one a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away.”
Imagination“People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.”
Change“Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth.”
Truth“I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.”
Money“I love 70's music.”
Music“I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.”
Hope“I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.”
Home“History's a resource.”
History“My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'”
Experience“Doing the right thing has power.”
Power“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.”
Learning“I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're living and the relationships that they have.”
Experience“It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously.”
God“My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something sweet about them.”
Family“Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.”
Famous“Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that's just in the suitcase when you're an actor.”
Fear“Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.”
Courage“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.”
Learning