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I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they're unlike me, the better I like it.

Laurie Metcalf

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Laurie Metcalf
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: June 16
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Carbondale
Illinois
Laura Elizabeth Metcalf
Lauren Elizabeth Metcalf
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I was an office secretary for a long time. A good secretary.
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Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps me creative and on my toes and meeting great people. I can't imagine a better way of working than on a play.
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I almost never give interviews. It's not because I want to play hard to get. It's just that I never seem to have anything interesting to say.
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I don't like working in front of a camera.
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I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It's a luxury to be in a tiny space every once in a while and a rush to be on a giant stage every once in a while.
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I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.
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I'm hideously shy as myself but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
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