“I had a good imagination and I still have one a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away.”
Imagination
“I love 70's music.”
MusicAll Quotes by Laura Linney
“People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.”
Change“I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.”
Money“You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.”
Smile“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“Doing the right thing has power.”
Power“I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.”
Learning“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.”
Death“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“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“The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.”
Business“I get cold - really cold - when I travel.”
Travel“My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'”
Experience“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've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.”
Home“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 love 70's music.”
Music“History's a resource.”
History“Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.”
Courage“The thing about death is that it's honest.”
Death