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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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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I try to do things I love or care about for some reason.
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I grew up with a tribe of amazing women, but certainly my mother and my godmother really modeled women as actors.
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What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
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I always wondered what it would be like to have a normal childhood.
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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 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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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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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 don't want to mess with my face. So I'm becoming fluent in French so I can go to France and make French films when I'm 60.
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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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Decision – making is very scary for me.
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I'm interested in human nature. That's why I chose to become an actor.
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I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.
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When you're first reading the script and thinking about playing the part, it's slightly daunting. It's easy to question, 'Is an audience going to like me? And is that my job?'
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I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit.
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God bless nannies.
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The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done.
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As an actor, you're not kind of thinking about your own work or watching the movie for the first time.
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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 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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Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.
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Jealousy is a scary thing.