Marcia Gay Harden Quotes
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I always wanted to be in movies.
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I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me.
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I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.
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You can manipulate the viewer in film. With theater, what you see is what you get.
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I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day.
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In any film, there are 10 male roles for 1 female role, especially in the action films. They're heavy with the guys.
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There are certainly a billion, ker-trillion girls out there more attractive than I am.
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The people who stood out in the Sandy Hook incident, the heroes, were the normal, ordinary people who went to save those children.
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You're over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you're bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it's an emotional scene, you don't want the joke.
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Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.
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I think to visualize failure as you're starting off is really a bad thing to do.
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I'm fortunate to have a team of people who help me. I've got an assistant, an office manager, a nanny - she's not full-time, but she's there when I need her.
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I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.
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I examine other people's characteristics, so when I'm playing characters, I don't always have to make them me; I can transform into others.
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You have to make sure that you and your child are connecting, and it does help when they are looking directly into your eyes.
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I think irrationality is one of the scariest things in the world.
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I don't think any extremism is rational.
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Whether you win or not, the night the Oscars are over, the curtain goes down and you go back to the grind. Period.
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In my kids' school, the married family is an anomaly... which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.
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It's very hypocritical to constantly say, 'We want to keep our kids close,' then send them home with so much homework that family time becomes nonexistent.
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The trophy wife must be in her 20s to earn the title 'trophy wife.'
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You want to know how I'm feeling? Just look at me, and I'll tell you how I'm feeling. Nothing is hidden. I'm all out there. I cry like a baby, I get upset, I stamp my feet. I'm not stoic.
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After I won the Oscar for 'Pollock,' some newspaper printed, 'She should get a million-dollar bump.' My sisters would write me, 'You're gonna get this million-dollar bump!'
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I love physical comedy. I adore comedy of any kind.