163 Quotes by Mary Steenburgen

It's very easy to approach a character like that - a so-called strong woman who overcomes the odds - and give a one-note performance, playing that strength alone. Strength is only one thing a person has.

I'm real strong, and I'm also real feminine, and I don't find a struggle having those two things under one roof.

Ultimately, there are only two emotions: love and fear. And pretty much anything else you want to name can be broken down into one of those.

You don't get to make Westerns every day.

There's a style to doing period pieces, and you can't do a Western without understanding 'My Darling Clementine.'

A period piece is a great opportunity for an actress. I love acting because I love to pretend, and when you're doing a period piece, then even the time you're in is pretend, so there's that much more to play with.

I couldn't imagine trying anything else besides acting. But I didn't know that to make it meant I'd be on a movie screen.

I didn't work for a couple of years after the Oscar because everybody kept offering me bad versions of Lynda Dummar.

There's no strategy involved in my career decisions. I do whatever roles make my heart beat faster.