163 Quotes by Mary Steenburgen

It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks.

I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have somebody say, This is a big scene, take your time with it, is important. That's John Sayles.

I have loved by far the majority of the people I've worked with and the experiences I've had.

I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But my screen test I guess, according to him, was the best. So I got the part, which was incredible.

It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star.

There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better.

I still try to do what I've always said I would do, which is say yes to the things that make my heart beat faster, particularly if there's something scary about it.

I love being in the business I'm in-I do love being a part of a group of people that work well together. I love it when there's a connection.

I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.