Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Laura Leggett Linneyis an American actress. A three-time Academy Award nominee and three-time Tony Award nominee, she won her first Emmy Award in 2002 for Wild Iris, and had subsequent wins for Frasierand John Adams. From 2010–13, she starred in the Showtime series The Big C, which won her a fourth Emmy in 2013. She is also a two-time Golden Globe Award winner...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 February 1964
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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.
What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage.
The entertainment industry is terrified of silence.
Tanning is tricky, because a lot of people just look orange.
Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
The basic laws of good acting are the same, but everything about the experience is different-your job responsibility, the time you spend on it.
But I've also spread my net very wide. If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film.
I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place.
I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word,
That's my favorite food group: donut. I love the donut.
Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with.
I don't think you should exploit your own pain.
I crave a cone of silence every once in while.
I certainly didn't have a nanny.