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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I don't think I'm exactly gregarious, you know. I'm not usually known as the loud person in the room.
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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 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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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.
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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.