Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Nell Steenburgenis an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing the role of Lynda Dummar in Jonathan Demme's 1980 film Melvin and Howard...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth8 February 1953
CityNewport, AR
CountryUnited States of America
mom thinking arkansas
I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom would really love it if we did that in Arkansas, where I came from.
actors done cameras
There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done.
crazy people despair
People that want it to just be funny should not despair, because there is so much true crazy comedy coming up.
southern south
Anything to do with the South resonates with me, because I'm Southern.
people speak week
It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks.
people majority
I have loved by far the majority of the people I've worked with and the experiences I've had.
new-york names tests
I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But my screen test I guess, according to him, was the best. So I got the part, which was incredible.
stars thinking people
It was a few days later I came out to Hollywood for a screen test, and so did a lot of other people. So, I really didn't think I would get it. I was definitely the one that was least likely to get it, because everyone else was an already established star.
simple arrogance looks
There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better.
heart scary trying
I still try to do what I've always said I would do, which is say yes to the things that make my heart beat faster, particularly if there's something scary about it.
love-is people together
I love being in the business I'm in-I do love being a part of a group of people that work well together. I love it when there's a connection.
thinking speaks-out looks
I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.
country real women
I think it's very important for everyone in America to realize right now the state of our country, not just on this issue but on a lot of issues, that it is time to get active again. People have just sat back and just sort of said, oh, let somebody else do it for a long time, and we're seeing what's happening to the country, even freedom of speech. It's not going well. So I think this is a real opportunity for people to see, yes, if you do get out and you do get active, there are other people there. You just have to seek them out.
important cost facts
I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have somebody say, This is a big scene, take your time with it, is important. That's John Sayles.