Laura Dern Quotes
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That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love.
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David Lynch is like that - every sound, every detail to the end of making the film, he never gives up. It has to be perfect.
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I always wondered what it would be like to have a normal childhood.
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Jealousy is a scary thing.
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I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.'
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In American culture we are supposed to take a pill when we're depressed or in grief as opposed to actually feeling.
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Decision-making is very scary for me.
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I have a very wonderfully, bizarrely amazing relationship with my mother in that we've been through a myriad of emotions because we've acted together and played all these different kinds of mother-daughters.
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There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.
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I've seen 3-D movies where it seems a little crude or too in-your-face.
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I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other.
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What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?
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I can't say 'I'm proud to say' - because it's not a choice for many Americans - but I can say I'm fortunate enough to not be raising my kids on McDonald's.
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I try to do things I love or care about for some reason.
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I'm interested in human nature. That's why I chose to become an actor.
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I feel so lucky to have a mom who is not only an extraordinary actor but someone who is game enough to not worry about our relationship versus what we play in movies or television.
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People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired.
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Any journey of a creative person has, you know, really unusual challenges and years where you don't work and years where you work.
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I knew I wanted to become an actor when I was 7 years old. My dad was working with Alfred Hitchcock, my mom was working with Martin Scorsese - and it was the great summer of my childhood.
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I remember there being a period of time when I had a baby, and I was so sleep-deprived that I'd get into having no filter, and that was not good.
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It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.
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God bless nannies.
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There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions.
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With 'Mask,' 'Smooth Talk' and 'Blue Velvet,' I loved the specific experiences so much. Each one was a specific filmmaker with a specific vision.