Laura Linney

I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place.

Laura Linney

The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.

Laura Linney

People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.

Laura Linney

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.

Laura Linney

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

Laura Linney

The thing about death is that it's honest.

Laura Linney

I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word.

Laura Linney

I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're living and the relationships that they have.

Laura Linney

My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'

Laura Linney

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.

Laura Linney

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

Laura Linney

Fear, anxiety and neurosis: that's just in the suitcase when you're an actor.

Laura Linney

It's always nice when you do something and it's 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.

Laura Linney

History's a resource.

Laura Linney

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

Laura Linney