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" The goal seems to me at times just to be business first. "
Laura Linney
Just
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" I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word. "
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" I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that. "
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" A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that. "
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" The entertainment industry is terrified of silence. "
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" You can watch someone on-stage cry and cry - but in the audience you feel nothing. It's easy to become indulgent. For me, what's important is the story first. "
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" If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film. "
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" I love 70's music. "
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" 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. "
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" What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage. "
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" Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. "
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" What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships. "
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" Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth. "
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" I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word. "
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" I get cold - really cold - when I travel. "
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" I grew up in Manhattan on the Upper East Side. "
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