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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. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Me
Artist
Darkness
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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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Know
" I just love the idea of doing an all-female play on Broadway. "
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Idea
Broadway
Just
" When I was nursing my son, you're up all the time during the first year, and you're sort of brain dead. So I'd find myself watching Turner Classic Movies at odd hours. "
Elizabeth Marvel
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Movies
Myself
" 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. "
Elizabeth Marvel
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Job
" I don't look presidential. I don't wear, you know, three-piece suits and have my hair perfectly coiffed. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Look
Know
Hair
" I was a spooky kid; that was just my nature. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Spooky
Just
Kid
" I don't believe in saying no. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Saying
Believe
" I think every actor has those performances they've seen, the person who made them realize that's what they wanted to do. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Actor
Realize
Seen
" 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
Want
Me
Interesting
" As an actress, you have to be very naive. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Very
You
Naive
" Who wouldn't want to play the leader of the free world? "
Elizabeth Marvel
Who
World
Want
" 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
Find
Love
Me
" Every time I do a play, I'm like, 'When do I get to do the one where I wear a gown, sit in a chair, and say funny things?' I'd love to do that. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Funny
Love
Say
" 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. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Need
People
Talking
" 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. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Great
Story
Work
" I was in several Shakespeare in the Park productions in my younger years, but I've been busy with other things for a while. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Been
Years
Busy
" Whenever I approach any character, I try to find examples to draw upon. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Try
Character
Approach
" If someone can make money from you, you can do more things, and eventually, you can do things you come up with. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Someone
More
Things
" If you can see it, you can be it. And I believe in that. "
Elizabeth Marvel
You
See
I Believe
" Trying to find a way to represent something that is truly frightening on stage is a fascinating challenge. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Stage
Challenge
Find
" I have to say, it seems to be the older I get, the better the work gets. When has that been true? "
Elizabeth Marvel
Better
Older
Work
" I'm a hypervisual person. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Person
" We are in this amazing age of television where there's an incredible amount and an incredible quality of television, of long-form narrative. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Amazing
Television
Quality
" 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
Job
Work
Great
" I'm not familiar with an unaccepting family. But in my profession, nothing can be foreign. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Familiar
Profession
Family
" I will happily work anywhere they need me to if they pay me well. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Work
Will
Well
" 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. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Work
You
Television
" I'm dying for people to let me be funny! "
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Funny
Me
People
" There are lots of rats. It's a dirty little secret at the Delacorte Theatre. "
Elizabeth Marvel
Rats
Theatre
Secret
" It's all really nice to have my pretend Secret Service people paying me respect, but the moment I walk in the door, it's back to being 'Mom.' "
Elizabeth Marvel
Respect
Walk
Moment