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" I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable. "
Laura Linney
Own
Sexy
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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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" Courtroom dramas can be boring. "
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" History's a resource. "
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" What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really great script that would force me to grow, or work with a really great actor who will make me better. "
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" All the things that most kids hated, I loved. I loved that things were asked of me and that, much to my surprise, I was able to do them. I loved the 10 o'clock bedtime. I loved the responsibility. "
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" Cancer is so much bigger than a TV show. "
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" The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it. "
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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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" It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes. "
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Film
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" I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word. "
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" People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am. "
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" For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. "
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" I always laugh to myself when I listen to some really big A-list star saying that they are just a normal person. "
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Saying
Myself
" I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship. "
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Our
Relationship
" 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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Empathy
Courage
" I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place. "
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" I get cold - really cold - when I travel. "
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Travel
Really
" You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it. "
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" A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart. "
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Good
" I don't think you should exploit your own pain. "
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Should
" 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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Love
" Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange. "
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Because
Just
" With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character. "
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" I love working closely with people. "
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" I crave a cone of silence every once in while. "
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" I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy. "
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" My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father. "
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" I could have gone to the gym for three hours a day and bought into all that, but I just wasn't interested. "
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