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" How do you stand tall and strong as a woman while trying to be the smartest woman in the room and try to remain non-threatening? "

Elizabeth Marvel

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" I think every actor has those performances they've seen, the person who made them realize that's what they wanted to do. "

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" You talk through what exactly happened to Howard Dean on the campaign trail, what Bill Clinton must have lived through, what the daily grind of doing what these people have to do. And they can never lose their temper, they can never be tired, and they can never slip up, or it's on-camera, and it's everywhere - and it's over. "

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" Tim Burton is an artist who has had a huge influence on me. I definitely share his sensibility. It's a joyful approach to darkness. "

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" I'm not familiar with an unaccepting family. But in my profession, nothing can be foreign. "

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" When I finished high school, I didn't have much direction - I was a Deadhead kid who ended up bumming around London seeing a lot of theater. That's where I saw the performance that made me want to act: Vanessa Redgrave doing 'A Touch of the Poet.' "

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" Personally, I don't want to do theater that's very stylish, when it's just stories on stage that are basically the same as TV or film. "

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" I never had any preconceived ideas about acting, because I always thought I was going to be a visual artist. "

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" By nature, my default place is a very introverted one, so it's funny to be in such an extroverted profession. I'm a little inappropriately in it. "

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" It's really interesting because I'm a Quaker... so it's been radical to me to be hired by the Department of Defense under contract. "

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" I'm a hypervisual person. "

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" I think being a mom changed me, and now it's not just about what I want to do and what's sort of interesting, but what I absolutely have to do. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" I think there is a certain gravitas about me. My energy can be very big and yet contained. "

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" Who wouldn't want to play the leader of the free world? "

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" I don't believe in saying no. "

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" There are lots of rats. It's a dirty little secret at the Delacorte Theatre. "

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" OK, so I'm a working mom that also gets to kiss George Clooney. That's a little bit of a perk of the job. "

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" I'm dying for people to let me be funny! "

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" If someone can make money from you, you can do more things, and eventually, you can do things you come up with. "

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" The first play I ever did was with Michael Langham, Brian Bedford, and Colm Feore, at Stratford Festival. That was my first professional job, and I got to work with Garland Wright and so many great artists. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" If you can see it, you can be it. And I believe in that. "

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" You know, the '80s, as crazy as the '80s were, that was a surprisingly kind and generous environment that I found myself in as a teenager. "

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" I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" I went to an art school in high school and got in a little trouble like you do when you're a teenager and not being closely supervised. I did. I followed the Dead around, and it was fun. It was great. It was kind and sweet and lovely. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" My God, I have so much bounty in my life. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" I love seeing people in their mess. I find that heartwarming. Charm just doesn't interest me. If I want to see charming people, I can watch TV. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" I've been around the block. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" The audience has its own gestalt, and it becomes another character - a character that changes each night. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" Whenever I approach any character, I try to find examples to draw upon. "

Elizabeth Marvel

" If I'm asking people to give me two hours of their time, it's because I really feel like they need to listen to what the writer is talking about. "

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