31 Quotes by Mary McDonnell

It’s phenomenally important to me that, if I’m going to be spending years on a project, I need to be interested in the whole thing. I’m not there to be on my own. And if I’m going to be with these people, I’d best be interested in their work.

That moment was very important because it was political. That’s what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader.

It is really wonderful for me to understand that there are times in life when your job, and the excellence of your job, requires to not be – have the comfort zone of being popular.

It’s really important for actors to feel that they’re more than something for hire.