Laura Linney Quotes
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Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
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I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.
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I think of a song in terms of lyrics and stories, and that's what keeps it country for me.
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The only way to get to the other end of the pitch is to belt it and then belt it again.
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I do sometimes wonder if people think, 'Oh we'll have her because she cries well.' The odd thing is I don't really know where it comes from. If the script is good, I find I can usually cry without too much trouble - in fact, the hard thing is trying to get me to stop. But I'm not really a crier in real life. I'm not a dramatic person, you see.
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My style's not for everyone - I'm an extremist.
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I'd like to work with horses, but it doesn't pay very well. Maybe I'd like to go somewhere in the Middle East because they keep buying really nice horses for their Olympic teams - like, the Qataris.
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That's when I feel really excited about a painting. When it starts to feel real, when it feels like it has a personality.
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When I first came to New York I was a dancer, and a French record label offered me a recording contract and I had to go to Paris to do it. So I went there and that's how I really got into the music business. But I didn't like what I was doing when I got there, so I left, and I never did a record there.
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Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the prop man, rewriting his lines, or plotting our demise.
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As I read, I start to form clear ideas of the characters and allow myself to be a proper conduit for this author's voice so that you will feel you have been on a seductive audio journey.
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Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so.
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When I sit down to write, I know everything I need to know... I start writing, and within 30 seconds or 60 seconds, I'm watching a movie. I'm not making this stuff up; the characters are acting it out,and I'm just writing it down.
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I grew up with my cousins, who were as close as brothers, and frankly, I didn't like what girls were expected to do. I liked horseback riding, playing football, going to rodeos. I wanted to be in jeans all the time, and I couldn't figure out why I was supposed to conform to a certain standard, so I didn't.
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I want to tell you what it was really like to think death is imminent, but I can't. It's a taste in your mouth. And an emptiness.
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Usually I like to work out in the morning before I eat. After the workout, I like to eat a banana and definitely some oatmeal for a little bit extra boost.
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It's good fun, yes, but when we play, we take it seriously and want to do well.
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I will miss the association with the players and coaches. It has been a great ride.
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Risk is trying to control something you are powerless over.
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Romantic dramas? I love The Notebook. Titanic was great. Classic.
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Sexuality is a private matter; some believe that broadcasting it destroys the very things that make it sacred.
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With every smell, I smell food. With every sight, I see food. I can almost hear food. I want to spade the whole lot through my mouth at Mach 2. Basta!
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Courtroom dramas can be boring.
