Mary Steenburgen Quotes
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I don't consider myself much of a singer. I'm a writer first.
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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.
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I started in improv and went into different kinds of things.
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I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.
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I am lucky enough not to have to take jobs unless I love the material.
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I have never been able to sing in the shower, much less in front of anybody.
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There's just a total boatload of crazy that goes with singing live for the first time when you're 60 years old.
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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.
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As an actress, my best tools are my emotions and expressions.
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I love to play horrible, evil, mean people.
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I learned not to care what other people think.
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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.'