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Ask why until there is no more why.

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Laura Linney
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: February 5
Actor
Actress
Character Actor
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Manhattan borough
New York City
Laura Leggett Linney
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My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father.
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I certainly didn't have a nanny.
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I get cold - really cold - when I travel.
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I'm very hard on my bags because I tend to carry a lot of stuff with me.
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At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.
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Doing the right thing has power.
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Most scripts are written to be green lit. They're not written to be acted. And a lot of writers with the greatest intention in the world don't write for actors. They don't understand the architecture of what an actor needs to get from point A to point B.
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Some big movies are terrific, and some aren't. They're made for different reasons, and they have different impacts and they're very different experiences making them. But if they're good, if you're with good people, then hooray.
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Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange.
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I'm always curious, but I'm learning things I never thought I'd learn. I get to travel to places I never thought I'd go.
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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.
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I love actors, regardless of where they are in their skill level. There's something terribly satisfying about working with someone who's really learning.
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Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.
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People have to look to the right places for guidance. Looking at a certain type of entertainment shouldn't be where you go for guidance. To zone out, have a laugh, sure - but it's not a great example on how to navigate on a journey. There are other places to look.
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My family is from the South, and I can remember all those ladies I grew up with, like my great-aunts, who had handkerchiefs. There's something sweet about them.
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I always laugh to myself when I listen to some really big A-list star saying that they are just a normal person.
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I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.
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What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage.
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To be too knowing is a downfall.
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When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.
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