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
I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
I get cold - really cold - when I travel.
My parents were divorced and I didn't grow up with my father, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound.
I don't consider myself a celebrity, and I don't consider myself a star.
I know what people want to hear is the connection with the son, Roger, when you have a child. I would love to tell that there was an epiphany as to what it is to be a mom, but I didn't feel any difference there.
My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father.
That's my favorite food group: donut. I love the donut.
What I find so interesting about people is the choices they make, and how that effects their behavior, their sense of self and their relationships.
When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships.
I don't think you should exploit your own pain.
I am very lucky, because for the most part people are very nice to me, and I am still able to go about my life and ride the subway and all that.
I always laugh to myself when I listen to some really big A-list star saying that they are just a normal person.
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.
I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word,