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" All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is. "

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" I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works. "

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" I love being a mother; I hate being a housewife - the cooking, the laundry - because it takes away time I could be with my kids. "

" You know what I miss? I miss myself, that time to just do things for myself. "

" I played Laura Bush in a Tony Kushner piece, and afterward, I think my phones got tapped. "

" Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany. "

" We can be incredibly disconnected in this day and age with computers and cell phones. "

" They tell us in magazines and in ads, 'Oh, you should look like this, you should wear this, you should look like this movie star, or you're nothing.' And so we're all totally unsatisfied. "

" In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on. "

" I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous. "

" In Hollywood, a lot of acting feels like grandstanding. "

Marcia Gay Harden

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" As a mother, I love the Leapster handheld because it really delivers on educating children while they play. My daughter enjoys it because it's fun and touches on all of the activities she is interested in - videos, books and art. "

" I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws. "

" I think families should vacation together, and cruising is a wonderful option. "

" Whether you win or not, the night the Oscars are over, the curtain goes down and you go back to the grind. Period. "

" In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be. "

" Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn't get the jobs. "

" It's very hypocritical to constantly say, 'We want to keep our kids close,' then send them home with so much homework that family time becomes nonexistent. "

" I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me. "

" I'm not a big fan of mediocre. "

" I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin. "

" Reading is a joy for my kids, and to swing in a hammock on a lazy summer day reading a good book just goes with summer. "

" You're over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you're bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it's an emotional scene, you don't want the joke. "

" Everybody says 'Good Morning' in Harlem because it's true! And that's lovely. "

" I was always the child who wore her emotions on her sleeve. "