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" There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done. "

Mary Steenburgen

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" If there's an addiction in the Clinton family, it's to problem solving. "

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" Christopher Lloyd was actually the first person - or certainly one of the first few - who ever spoke to me on film. "

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" My son, he has a film group, a bunch of film nerds that sit around and screen movies, and when they had Mary Steenburgen Night, the two movies they screened were 'Melvin And Howard' and 'Clifford.' "

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" You don't get to make Westerns every day. "

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" A period piece is a great opportunity for an actress. I love acting because I love to pretend, and when you're doing a period piece, then even the time you're in is pretend, so there's that much more to play with. "

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" I have hundreds of songs. "

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" I did 'Philadelphia' and 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape?' at the same time. It's kind of wonderful to do it that way, because you get very hyper-focused. "

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