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 enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.
Most scripts are written to be green lit. They're not written to be acted. And a lot of writers with the greatest intention in the world don't write for actors. They don't understand the architecture of what an actor needs to get from point A to point B.
I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'
I love to work in all sorts of different situations.
I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!
If you have two parents who have to work, who want to work, you need to have someone to guide your child.
My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'
People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am.
The good thing is that I'm always honest.
The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it.
The thing about death is that it's honest.
You have to relish the challenge of television.
You can watch someone on-stage cry and cry - but in the audience you feel nothing. It's easy to become indulgent. For me, what's important is the story first.