Amy Landecker Quotes
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I feel like handling a narrative in fiction is a wonderful way to teach stories that then open a pathway to reality and understanding.
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I'm not someone who had to worry about aging on camera. I was already aged when I got there.
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I know people who try open relationships. People I really care about, they're fine with it. That's a personal decision.
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You always hear actors say, 'Theater is my first love,' and it is. It's a time when you really get to do what you do, and there's not a lot of waiting around and interruption and not a lot of money involved - sometimes money really clouds the waters of creativity.
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I was a Chicago theater actress until my early 30s, so I got to do a lot of meaty stuff in theater.
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I want to single out Kathryn Hahn's performance in Jill Soloway's film 'Afternoon Delight,' which in my opinion should have been nominated for an Oscar. I think it's one of the greatest female performances I've ever seen on screen, and I think she's wildly talented.
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Everyone's so used to taking care of actors and directors, but people in the crew are there the longest and working the hardest.
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The first red carpet I did was at New York's Paris Theatre... It was this beautiful night, and everyone is screaming my name. I'm the least pretentious actress you can ever meet. Someone said to me that I look like I've been doing this forever, and I said that's because I watch E!
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Network cable reads are always kind of stressful because it's the first time everyone's read through it out loud.
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It's hard to get those roles that allow you to show everything and feel like you're really being used and exhausted and spent, which I think is what actors really love: We want to be tired.
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I thought maybe I'd be a female sportscaster.
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I have a combination of self-love and self-loathing, just like most people.
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Look at Jane Lynch, another Chicagoan. She has a career I'd kill for. She does amazing work; she's famous enough to have some power, but not so famous she has to deal with people buzzing around her life.
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We actually use a lot of improvisation on 'Transparent.'
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I am very close to a number of actresses who are trans and hungry for parts.
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There are people out there every day really fighting the fight for equal rights, equal pay, equal treatment. They're inspiring.
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I'm not as smart or talented as anyone around me. But they like me.
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I'm the second wife of Paul Reiser on TV.
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I actually cannot stand a room without a view - I would rather have a bedroom the size of a closet with a view over a suite without one.