Hope Davis
Hope Davis
Hope Davisis an American actress. She has starred in films such as About Schmidtand American Splendor. For her role in the original Broadway production of God of Carnage in 2009, she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Play. She has also received two Emmy Award nominations, for her 2009 television roles in the series In Treatment and in the film The Special Relationship...
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth23 March 1964
CityEnglewood, NJ
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But I think Hillary Clinton is one of the most amazing women of this time.
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You know how a lot of people say they could go crazy? Well, I feel I live very close to that line.
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When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt.
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The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to do their jobs.
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It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world.
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I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work.
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I'm way too disorganized.
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I get to play a lot of hysterics.
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I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a second.
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I could relate to that, ... I'm a Vassar girl. We were taught to stand up for ourselves.
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I do remember that first night. We attempted to fill the pool and discovered it had a leak. I think Michael Ritchie patched a leak. I remember him standing there with a garden hose, filling this tremendous pool. He was just determined.
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In the case of these two siblings I was really interested in exploring how two people who grew up in the same damaged and strange household emerged with such divergent world views. I don't mind at all being the bossy one or the pushy one. She was a very juicy character for me to play.
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The film's interested in exploring how two siblings, who grew up in the same house, could have such divergent world views.
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I do feel I get called to troubleshoot parts that could be so unsympathetic, ... I don't mind that. To me, they seem like juicy roles. They are characters in conflict, but they are not despicable. I'd rather be this kind of wife than a woman wringing her hands at home saying, 'When is he coming back?'