Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. Its a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you its a way to survive and get closer to the truth. – Laura Linney
You know when someones over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you cant believe it. – Laura Linney
I love 70s music. – Laura Linney
I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking whats universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody. – Laura Linney
It is always good to explore the stuff you dont agree with, to try and understand a different lifestyle or foreign worldview. I like to be challenged in that way, and always end up learning something I didnt know. – Laura Linney
I had learning disabilities, and I couldnt express myself in the written word. – Laura Linney
I had a good imagination and I still have one a child-like imagination that hasnt gone away. – Laura Linney
What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, Ill either get to work with a really great script that would force me to grow, or work with a really great actor who will make me better. – Laura Linney
I hope that anyone I worked with wouldnt exploit our relationship. – Laura Linney
Ive seen the greatest actors in the world, transcendent talents, who cant find a home. – Laura Linney
Historys a resource. – Laura Linney
Its always nice when you do something and its 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
Fear, anxiety and neurosis: thats just in the suitcase when youre an actor. – Laura Linney
Just because youre not famous, doesnt mean youre not good. – 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. Theres something sweet about them. – Laura Linney
I think everyones experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which theyre living and the relationships that they have. – Laura Linney
My experience is thats rare – that you have a script that is… what they call film-ready. – Laura Linney
The thing about death is that its honest. – Laura Linney
Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked – but its immensely important to find them in your closest relationships. – Laura Linney
Peoples view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point. – Laura Linney
