Mary Steenburgen Quotes

I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.

Mary Steenburgen

It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star.

Mary Steenburgen

• People
• Star

There's a grace about the South and a toughness about it, too.

Mary Steenburgen

I have never been able to sing in the shower, much less in front of anybody.

Mary Steenburgen

I learned not to care what other people think.

Mary Steenburgen

• People

The part in 'Philadelphia' where I represent the law firm that's firing Tom Hanks, that was a hard part for me because I lost one of my best friends to AIDS, and it was hard for me to play a part that wasn't sympathetic to someone with AIDS.

Mary Steenburgen

• Friends
• Law
• Lost

I think the secret to what Jim Henson did, ultimately, is that he understood how to cut through to the... I know this sounds corny... but the child inside of you.

Mary Steenburgen

There's just a total boatload of crazy that goes with singing live for the first time when you're 60 years old.

Mary Steenburgen

• Time
• Live
• Crazy

I love to play horrible, evil, mean people.

Mary Steenburgen

• People
• Evil

As an actress, my best tools are my emotions and expressions.

Mary Steenburgen

There are no worse cliches than southern cliches. They make my skin crawl.

Mary Steenburgen

My son, he has a film group, a bunch of film nerds that sit around and screen movies, and when they had Mary Steenburgen Night, the two movies they screened were 'Melvin And Howard' and 'Clifford.'

Mary Steenburgen

• Night
• Son