Laura Linney

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. ↗

— Laura Linney

#being #disgusting #get #happen #human

I certainly didn't have a nanny. ↗

— Laura Linney

#i #nanny

I could have gone to the gym for three hours a day and bought into all that, but I just wasn't interested. ↗

— Laura Linney

#could #day #gone #gym #hours

I crave a cone of silence every once in while. ↗

— Laura Linney

#crave #every #i #once #silence

I don't consider myself a celebrity and I don't consider myself a star. ↗

— Laura Linney

#consider #i #myself #star

I don't think I'm exactly gregarious, you know. I'm not usually known as the loud person in the room. ↗

— Laura Linney

#gregarious #i #know #known #loud

I don't think you should exploit your own pain. ↗

— Laura Linney

#i #own #pain #should #think

I don't want to spend my life in my 40s feeling bad about being in my 40s, and then all of a sudden I'm 50, and I will have missed a whole decade! ↗

— Laura Linney

#bad #being #decade #feeling #i

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. ↗

— Laura Linney

#certain #certain things #condition #different #enjoy

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. ↗

— Laura Linney

#courage #easily #empathy #find #humility