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" When I finished high school, I didn't have much direction - I was a Deadhead kid who ended up bumming around London seeing a lot of theater. That's where I saw the performance that made me want to act: Vanessa Redgrave doing 'A Touch of the Poet.' "

Elizabeth Marvel

School

Performance

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Believe

Character

" 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. "

" By nature, my default place is a very introverted one, so it's funny to be in such an extroverted profession. I'm a little inappropriately in it. "

" I ended up landing in London out of high school, and I saw a performance that Vanessa Redgrave gave, just because it was a cheap ticket, and I didn't know what to do with my afternoon, and I went in, and I saw this Eugene O'Neill play, and I sat in the fifth row, and I watched her. "

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

Elizabeth Marvel

I Think

Think

" I think every actor has those performances they've seen, the person who made them realize that's what they wanted to do. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I went to an art school in high school and got in a little trouble like you do when you're a teenager and not being closely supervised. I did. I followed the Dead around, and it was fun. It was great. It was kind and sweet and lovely. "

" 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. "

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

" I just love the idea of doing an all-female play on Broadway. "

" I never had any preconceived ideas about acting, because I always thought I was going to be a visual artist. "

" 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. "

" If you can see it, you can be it. And I believe in that. "

" 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. "

" I'm dying for people to let me be funny! "

Elizabeth Marvel

Funny

People

" I have to say, it seems to be the older I get, the better the work gets. When has that been true? "

" Who wouldn't want to play the leader of the free world? "

" I know all my tricks, and I'm pretty bored with them, so if that's all someone wants, I'd rather wait for TV money and not work so hard. "

" I'm a hypervisual person. "

Elizabeth Marvel

Person

" 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

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

" Whenever I approach any character, I try to find examples to draw upon. "

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

" 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

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