#thin

They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors. ↗

— James Lipton

#another #i #like #over #role

I'm a con artist in that I'm an actor. I make people believe something is real when they know perfectly well it isn't. ↗

— John Lithgow

#artist #believe #con #i #know

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. ↗

— Laura Linney

#asked #bedtime #clock #hated #i

Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth. ↗

— Laura Linney

#closer #comedy #dealing #get #make

Doing the right thing has power. ↗

— Laura Linney

#doing the right thing #power #right #right thing #the right thing

Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with. ↗

— Laura Linney

#deal #easier #fame #gradual #happen

Suddenly playing the charming bad guy was my thing. ↗

— Ray Liotta

#bad guy #charming #guy #playing #suddenly

I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff. ↗

— Laura Linney

#believe #communication #discipline #else #everything

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 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