Quotes from Laura Linney

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.

I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.

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 don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer.

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

I've seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who can't find a home.

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.

I love to work in all sorts of different situations.

I love working closely with people.

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.

I get cold - really cold - when I travel.

You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.

Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange.

What people can survive and what they don't survive is shocking to me. Someone can go to Iraq and be blown to bits and survive. Someone can trip and fall on the street and they die - that's that.

A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that.

Cancer is so much bigger than a TV show.

Working with special needs children is hard.

I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.

I certainly didn't have a nanny.

I can scarcely stand to have a manicure. I have to have them because you don't want to look like a disgusting human being - it's self-care and it has to happen, but I get very restless.

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.

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

The thing about death is that it's honest.