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" The thing about death is that it's honest. "
Laura Linney
Honest
Death
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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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" 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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" Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention. "
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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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" 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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" I can scarcely stand to have a manicure. I have to have them because you don't want to look like a disgusting human being - it's self-care and it has to happen, but I get very restless. "
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" I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used. "
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" I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old. "
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" Courtroom dramas can be boring. "
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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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" 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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" You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it. "
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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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" 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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" Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with. "
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" I had a good imagination and I still have one; a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away. "
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" I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home. "
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" Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange. "
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" I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy. "
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" You have to relish the challenge of television. "
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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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