173 Quotes by Laura Linney

I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what’s universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.

The thing about death is that it’s honest. I go to things that have a core of honesty about them and there’s nothing more honest than death.

I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else – problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff.

I know what people want to hear is the connection with the son, Roger, when you have a child. I would love to tell that there was an epiphany as to what it is to be a mom, but I didn’t feel any difference there.

With big, emotional roles it’s very easy, especially if you’ve grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character.

History’s a resource.

People can’t really place me. They’re not really sure who I am. Sometimes they think I’m Helen Hunt. Sometimes they think I’m Laura Dern.

I don’t think you should exploit your own pain.

Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that’s just in the suitcase when you’re an actor.