Laura Linney Quotes
I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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We're all concerned about sports rights being so expensive. Obviously, we are funded by the licence fee payers, so it's not always easy to compete with those who can get greater revenue.
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When I started out in fashion, everything had to be very structured and tight and controlling, and now I'm getting to a point where I think - I could wear a great big parka, that could be quite fabulous. I haven't always got to show off my size, show off my shape. It's a turning point for me.
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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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Life is made up of marble and mud.
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I'm such a fan of Shailene Woodley, so I'm super excited to see all her stuff. She's an awesome actress.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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To be a great actor, you really don't need to go to acting school or learn dance classes or work on your body. You have to be intelligent. You have to draw on a lot of emotions that you go through in life that you can tap into once you work on a set.
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I love improvising.
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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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I'm still learning my craft, and I've been writing since I was nine.
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Because art as a pursuit, as a concept, as an ideal, constantly elevates one above the pragmatic, one is inclined to discuss art in heightened terminologies. For me, it is just what I do all day long.
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Beauty is whatever gives joy.
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I suddenly realized that comedy, for me, was just being honest, and playing it for real. I've seen so many wonderful actors who turn into creatures from another planet when they're told they are supposed to be playing comedy.
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Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
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The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That's kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on.
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I'm a slave to the culture, so I see an Audi, a Denali, or an Escalade, my neighbor got the four-door Porsche. I have a really nice truck. But it's a Durango and I like frontin'! I like to ride by and show off.
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I've worked with a lot of wooden actors in my day, but Pinocchio is the best.
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It was too much Tequila, or not quite enough.
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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I never thought of myself as a comedian. That is a label – make me laugh. I want to make you think.
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Everyone deserves the opportunity to fight for the part they want.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
