Marcia Gay Harden Quotes
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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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People have such false perceptions of how stardom really works.
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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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Back in the days of Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis, beauty wasn't the be-all and end-all it is today.
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I played Laura Bush in a Tony Kushner piece, and afterward, I think my phones got tapped.
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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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I think irrationality is one of the scariest things in the world.
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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.
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Working on 'King Of Texas' was a life experience for me.
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I have a theory that there's almost this primal viewpoint on women in the business, that once you're beyond childbearing age, you are perceived as nonthreatening, nonsexual, noncastable. Sure, I already knew it before I got into it. I just didn't know I'd end up making my living from low-budget, independent films.
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I love being a mother; I hate being a housewife - the cooking, the laundry - because it takes away time I could be with my kids.
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I was always the child who wore her emotions on her sleeve.
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Anybody who is really walking with the Lord is embracing the foibles and the beauties and the differences of humanity, regardless of race, color, creed, economic stature and sexual proclivity, whatever. You embrace the beauty of humanity and not be exacting and belittling about the differences.
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You know what I miss? I miss myself, that time to just do things for myself.
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I've never really liked horror films.
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You want people - I want people to relate to me as a character. I want them to go, 'That could have been me,' or, 'I know someone like that.'
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I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works.
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In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set.
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So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.
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I think families should vacation together, and cruising is a wonderful option.
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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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Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.
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In Hollywood, a lot of acting feels like grandstanding.