58 Quotes by Laurie Metcalf

Onstage I’m the one in control – I’m not at the mercy of how an editor chooses to put the scene together later. I can do things onstage that I would never do in real life. It’s very freeing.

I’ve loved every minute of every hour I’ve spent doing theatre.

I’m happy whenever I’m in a rehearsal room. I’ve always gotten all my energy and creativity in there.

When I go to see something I’m in, or my friends are in, it’s like a home movie. When I just go to the movies and don’t know anyone in it, then it’s a real movie.

I was too practical to major in theater. Acting – what was I going to do with acting? There was no future in it.

I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they’re unlike me, the better I like it.

I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It’s a luxury to be in a tiny space every once in a while and a rush to be on a giant stage every once in a while.

I’ve been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn’t make you a good director.

I am a kind of competitive person. I am competitive with myself. I won't let anything go until I am satisfied with how it is.