“You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.”
Smile
“People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.”
ChangeAll Quotes by Laura Linney
“Doing the right thing has power.”
Power“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“Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.”
Courage“I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.”
Home“I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.”
Money“Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.”
Famous“I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.”
Learning“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.”
Communication“I love 70's music.”
Music“People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.”
Change“My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'”
Experience“History's a resource.”
History“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“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“I had a good imagination and I still have one a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away.”
Imagination“I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place.”
Alone“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“I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.”
Hope“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