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

Elizabeth Marvel

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" I don't look presidential. I don't wear, you know, three-piece suits and have my hair perfectly coiffed. "

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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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" There comes a point in any project where you have to say - whether you like or understand the character, or the whole play for that matter - 'I believe!' "

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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. "

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" I will happily work anywhere they need me to if they pay me well. "

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" In some ways, I missed my era because I'm big and messy and have big feelings and take up space on a stage rather than being diminutive and childlike in my woman-ness. "

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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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" 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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" I've been around the block. "

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" We have to be able to use our imaginations to make the character's experiences real to us. "

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

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

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" As an actress, you have to be very naive. "

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" Trying to find a way to represent something that is truly frightening on stage is a fascinating challenge. "

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" I see artists as the first responders. And when the proverbial crap hits the fan, we are there to be of service, to tell the story, to bring a balm, to soothe, to provide catharsis. You know, not to make our work any more important or less important, but just that there is a great importance to it. "

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" When I work onstage, I want to play roles that have real, deep theatricality, that aren't the sort you would easily see on television and in the movies. "

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" 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. "

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" I see a lot of art; we see a lot of music, films at Sundance... that influences me and informs me more than theater just because I make a bigger effort to see other art forms. "

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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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" 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? "

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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 get to play a lot of powerful, smartest women in the room. And that's deeply satisfying. "

Elizabeth Marvel

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

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