“I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.”
Learning
“The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.”
BusinessAll Quotes by Laura Linney
“I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.”
Money“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 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“You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.”
Smile“Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that's just in the suitcase when you're an actor.”
Fear“I love 70's music.”
Music“I get cold - really cold - when I travel.”
Travel“History's a resource.”
History“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've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.”
Home“The thing about death is that it's honest.”
Death“Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.”
Courage“Doing the right thing has power.”
Power“My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'”
Experience“I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.”
Hope“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“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 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“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