63 Quotes by Blythe Danner

Whatever comes my way I'm basically interested in.

That's what's so wonderful about being in this business because you're constantly surprised. You have to be up for anything.

My feeling is that if there are that many billions of stars, maybe someone is saying exactly what I'm saying at this moment. I don't know. It's not something I'm obsessed by or think about all the time, but I certainly open to thinking it could be.

I am always happiest in an ensemble.

I don't read critics, and I don't care what they say. You can't let them steal your soul. You do what the director and production is committed to doing. I just think it's terrible that critics have the power to keep people away from a good production.

When I was beginning, a young actor could go from repertory company to repertory company. I did that and loved it. I was also lucky.

I got to Broadway a year after I came to New York. I starred in 'Butterflies Are Free' and got a Tony for it. Right out of the gate. Maybe that's why I wasn't very gracious about it. I wasn't driven. And right after 'Butterflies Are Free', I got married and then started a family. I always wanted that.

You cannot be the perfect wife, the perfect mother, and the perfect actor all at the same time.

For a woman who's a widow and pretty much a loner, I can walk out, and I'm surrounded by NYU kids. The energy jumps off the sidewalks, and I never feel sad or bored.