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It's funny to see the finished product of a movie, stuff that's so beautiful, and to remember the particulars.

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Amy Ryan
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: May 3
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Flushing
Long Island
Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski
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You try to follow suit and the directors I work with, like Sidney Lumet (on film in Before The Devil Knows You're Dead and TV in 100 Centre Street) who thinks actors hung the moon, thinks they can do anything, but he also works really quickly, the same like Clint Eastwood, and so you better also do your homework, you know?
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Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.
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Usually in stories there are big problems in the beginning or couples are pulling away, there's a lot of bitterness.
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When I was growing up I actually was into Bon Jovi!
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I can really laugh at myself and make a fool out of myself.
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I will admit, it's so intoxicating working with Steve Carrell. Creatively and professionally.
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There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking all the time. You're holding the baby and you're closing the door with your left foot.
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I'd love to do a costume drama movie. For no other reason, except that it sounds fun to me.
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The Tonys are also kind of like a homegrown party. You know everybody.
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It happens a lot, but I also think of it as not so much like being abandoned by a director 'cause they're worried about a technical aspect, but I think actually that's my job.
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I come from a working-class background in Queens, New York.
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I really don't have a problem showing the ugly side of people. If that means my wearing no makeup, that's fine. To me, that's beautiful.
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If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.
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There are so many choices I made simply for health insurance. Is it the ideal role I wanted to play, or the TV show I wanted to be a part of? No, but it let me afford to go to the doctor.
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The Wire,' I was such a fan of that show the first season - I think that's the best-written show on TV.
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You know, I don't think, you know, therapy never ends, really.
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It's deeply personal to watch actors go to those dark places. It can be scary, so you channel them all your love and energy, and you know you'll be safe on the other side.
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I know how to separate my own laundry.
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One of the great perks of being an actor is you're only as smart as the job you're in, you know, and you're only as informed as the job you're in, and you do become an expert, and you read all the books, but then there's a part of, like, you move on.
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I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.
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