Laura Dern Quotes
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I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on.
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You don't always get to work as much as you like, because I'm waiting to find things that I care about. Sometimes that's frustrating.
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I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
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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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Irvin Kershner, no matter what anyone says, has done some great work. 'Eyes of Laura Mars' is an incredible movie.
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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 was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do.
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Starting my career as a kid, I was doing what jobs I got.
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At 12, turned 13, made a movie with Sex Pistols and The Clash. Learned about a lot of things I never knew and hope will never know again. Don't know how my parents let me do that.
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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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It's one thing to have forced time off as an actor, and another thing when you actually say, 'I don't want to read anything, and I don't want to talk to anybody.'
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When you become a parent, you really care that you get that right, and you care about nothing else.
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I care a lot about big food and everyone's right to healthy, nutritious food and what's caused obesity in America and obesity in children in America.
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Love means a lot to me, and I love loving, and I love boys.
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I love being in my 40s.
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I was raised by two actors in a moment in time - the Seventies - when there was no judgment of characters, no heroes and bad guys.
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Unfortunately, I was making comedies in my 20s, but other people didn't realize they were comedies.
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If I had different parents who were in it for the money, I might have a different perspective. But they really are artists; they intelligently approach each character and prepare in every sense of the word. I grew up in a world that had great discipline.
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I think my mom exposed me to the concept of using your voice for anything you care about.
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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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Jealousy is a scary thing.
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Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, 'Bruce Dern's daughter - sure I'd like to meet her.' It was a point of interest. But after five minutes of talking about my father, I still had to read for the part.
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Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about.
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I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something.