Marcia Gay Harden Quotes
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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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There are certainly a billion, ker-trillion girls out there more attractive than I am.
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I always wanted to be in movies.
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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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They tell us in magazines and in ads, 'Oh, you should look like this, you should wear this, you should look like this movie star, or you're nothing.' And so we're all totally unsatisfied.
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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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I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.
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If you think someone committed a crime, you should turn them in to whomever you perceive authority to be.
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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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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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A New York casting director, who shall remain nameless, once said to me, 'Marcia, you have what I call the flaring-nostril look, and until you get something done about it, you will never, ever work.'
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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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I think to visualize failure as you're starting off is really a bad thing to do.
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I don't think any extremism is rational.
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It's hard to balance work and family.
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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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Harlem is a very family-oriented neighborhood, and it always has been.
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I loved playing Anne Bancroft, because she was so wonderfully arch.
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People have such false perceptions of how stardom really works.
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With any tween, you have issues, from what they are going to wear to school, to how do you get them to speak politely, to how regularly they lose their contact lenses.
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In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.
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In my opinion, Zac Efron is a total hero. Him seeking help encourages other people with addictive issues to seek help. It's brave of him.
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Oh, I just love being a character actress. You have a lot of fun, and not only that, you save tons on cosmetic surgery because you never have to have liposuction.
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Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.