Quotes by Laura Linney

“Fortunately, Im in a perfect position for me. Im able to work, have a wonderful time, and Im not really a celebrity, and thats great.”

“I dont consider myself a celebrity, and I dont consider myself a star.”

“I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.”

“Its always nice when you do something and its well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously.”

“I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you dont have a trailer, so thats my trailer.”

“Just because youre not famous, doesnt mean youre not good.”

“At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.”

“Ive always thought that Im sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.”

“My parents were divorced and I didnt grow up with my father, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound.”

“Some of the best interviews are when its with a creative peer,”

To be too knowing is a downfall.

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.

Just because youre not famous, doesnt mean youre not good.

It is always good to explore the stuff you dont agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview. I like to be challenged in that way, and always end up learning something I didnt know.

A magnetic personality doesnt necessarily indicate a good heart.

Fear, anxiety and neurosis: thats just in the suitcase when youre an actor.

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

I get cold - really cold - when I travel.

I had a good imagination and I still have one a child-like imagination that hasnt gone away.

You know when someones over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you cant believe it.