Ann Dowd Quotes
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TV is terrific. It's really fast paced which I find difficult.
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Sit with silence a lot - real silence, where nothing is happening - because you learn so much in those moments of quiet.
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I have to say my background was mostly theatre, which I love, and it took a long time to feel comfortable there. That's probably true of anyone's career.
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When I think of those in the 'far right' or those who are pro-life to the extreme and at all costs protect the unborn, the thing that enrages me is you want to ask every one of them, 'How many foster children are in your home now?'
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I think the theater is where you stand up, and you say, 'Here is what I have to offer.'
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It's a question of dropping the armor and getting up and doing the work you want to do. And film at first is frightening because you are like, 'What's that camera doing?' But then it becomes family and therefore a really wonderful experience.
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Forgiveness, in some cases, is a flipping miracle in the sense that you're fighting, and suddenly something happens. It's a kind of grace. Whether you believe in God or not, something happens, and it's transformative.
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It's a funny thing about being raised Catholic and then going to Catholic schools with nuns - the cliche about the mean nun was not what I had at all. They were very, very smart, devoted individuals.
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I was so grateful to win an Emmy, but just being nominated, it's not overrated!
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Life gets more interesting as it goes on. It becomes fuller because there is perspective there.
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I have a family and children I adore and a husband who's wonderful.
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Anything or anyone that limits the dream you have for yourself and for your career is just to be dismissed. Do not keep that company, and do not hear those words.
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I think 'The Leftovers' is one of the most extraordinary shows that has ever seen the light of day.
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I remember, as a young Catholic girl in high school, seeing 'The Exorcist,' and it scared the wits out of me.
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In my experience as an actor over so many years, I don't know when I have been touched so deeply on so many levels as I have been by 'The Leftovers' in my three years there. It is a profound exploration of life, of grief, of loss.
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I think women are used to stepping up and getting the job done when you need to.
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When I won the Emmy, the profound sense of gratitude when my name was said I cannot express enough. It was one of the most beautiful moments, hands down, of my life.
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All I ever wanted was a successful career as an actress.
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In general, between an actor and a character, there needs to be a falling in love, if you will - which I'm saying in quotes.
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The first time I read 'Leftovers,' I didn't get it at all.
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The day after Trump was elected, I happened to be home in New York. I went to bed for the day.
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I look at all these wonderful actors who are out of work, and I don't know what accounts for my good fortune, but I'm grateful for it.
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Two of my aunts are Catholic sisters.
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The first 10 years of my education were spent at a Catholic school in Springfield, Mass.