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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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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?'
Laura Dern
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I think people do their bravest work when given an elusive canvas. That would be seemingly the weirdest, but also the most wonderful.
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It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.
Laura Dern -
It excites me to go to a movie and be reminded that I'm human, and I'm filled with opposites, and I'm built with flaws. Part of growth and healing is recognizing that.
Laura Dern -
I was raised Catholic, and my grandmother taught me to stay. As a teenager, I thought if you went on a date, you should stay for a couple of years. I didn't realize that if he wasn't your cup of tea, you got to leave.
Laura Dern -
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.
Laura Dern -
I love when actors can let go of where and how they have to do it, and just that we do it. That we are flawed and human, and don't worry about how we look or who we are, or that it seems too old of a character if we're still young.
Laura Dern
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I've seen 3-D movies where it seems a little crude or too in-your-face.
Laura Dern -
I resent ever being stereotyped.
Laura Dern -
Jealousy is a scary thing.
Laura Dern -
It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one.
Laura Dern -
I worked with HBO on 'Recount,' and we had a wonderful experience together. I'm such a fan of HBO and how much flexibility they give in character as well as schedule.
Laura Dern -
My mother is extremely interested in everything esoteric.
Laura Dern
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All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way.
Laura Dern -
My favorite books are psychology, self-help, and I'm fascinated by Jung, by dream work.
Laura Dern -
If you're looking to be loved for a part, it's great and enticing to be adorable in a romantic comedy. But then, as an actor, you get stuck.
Laura Dern -
All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
Laura Dern -
It's lovely to be considered pretty and lovely to do photo shoots, and I just love fashion. But I'm proud that I did the characters I wanted to do.
Laura Dern -
If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
Laura Dern
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There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.
Laura Dern -
It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film.
Laura Dern -
It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.
Laura Dern -
I don't think you have to be in these serious, heavy, independent little movies to be an actor. Some of the most interesting acting I've seen is on cable television.
Laura Dern