Laura Linney Quotes
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You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.
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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.
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I love 70's music.
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With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character.
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At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.
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I certainly didn't have a nanny.
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People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am.
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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.