Elizabeth Marvel Quotes
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It's really interesting because I'm a Quaker... so it's been radical to me to be hired by the Department of Defense under contract.
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OK, so I'm a working mom that also gets to kiss George Clooney. That's a little bit of a perk of the job.
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I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person.
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Personally, I don't want to do theater that's very stylish, when it's just stories on stage that are basically the same as TV or film.
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I just love the idea of doing an all-female play on Broadway.
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We have to be able to use our imaginations to make the character's experiences real to us.
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I love seeing people in their mess. I find that heartwarming. Charm just doesn't interest me. If I want to see charming people, I can watch TV.
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It's all really nice to have my pretend Secret Service people paying me respect, but the moment I walk in the door, it's back to being 'Mom.'
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I don't believe in saying no.
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My God, I have so much bounty in my life.
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When I work onstage, I want to play roles that have real, deep theatricality, that aren't the sort you would easily see on television and in the movies.
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If I'm asking people to give me two hours of their time, it's because I really feel like they need to listen to what the writer is talking about.
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When I finished high school, I didn't have much direction - I was a Deadhead kid who ended up bumming around London seeing a lot of theater. That's where I saw the performance that made me want to act: Vanessa Redgrave doing 'A Touch of the Poet.'
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I was a spooky kid; that was just my nature.
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If you can see it, you can be it. And I believe in that.
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Tim Burton is an artist who has had a huge influence on me. I definitely share his sensibility. It's a joyful approach to darkness.
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The audience has its own gestalt, and it becomes another character - a character that changes each night.
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I see artists as the first responders. And when the proverbial crap hits the fan, we are there to be of service, to tell the story, to bring a balm, to soothe, to provide catharsis. You know, not to make our work any more important or less important, but just that there is a great importance to it.
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By nature, my default place is a very introverted one, so it's funny to be in such an extroverted profession. I'm a little inappropriately in it.
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Whenever I approach any character, I try to find examples to draw upon.
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I have to say, it seems to be the older I get, the better the work gets. When has that been true?
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I ended up landing in London out of high school, and I saw a performance that Vanessa Redgrave gave, just because it was a cheap ticket, and I didn't know what to do with my afternoon, and I went in, and I saw this Eugene O'Neill play, and I sat in the fifth row, and I watched her.
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I know all my tricks, and I'm pretty bored with them, so if that's all someone wants, I'd rather wait for TV money and not work so hard.
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You always hear about the disempowered actor, their fate in other people's hands. It's just really wonderful to experience it the other way around.