Laura Linney Quotes on Movies (9 Quotes)

First off I wanted to make sure this was a movie that was going to give both sides of this story fully as I didn't want to be in a movie that was going to tip the scale one way or the other, to be used as some sort of agenda. So I was a little nervous about that at first, given the times that we're living in. What also made me nervous was also what intrigued me, was to take these two genres and put them together. How do you take, or can you take, a courtroom drama that not only flashes back but flashes back to supernatural horror-like material Will the seriousness of a courtroom drama be sort of preposterous and snobby next to real horror stuff, and will the horrorscary stuff make the courtroom stuff look pretentious Can you take the suspense of a courtroom drama and a movie dealing with the supernatural and will they compliment each other Will they add to a certain kind of tension and mystery and confusion that actually sits for an audience, that doesn't divert, confuse, or compete with each other.

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

I wanted to make sure that this movie would be balanced, that both sides of the argument would be fully represented. I wanted to make sure it wasn't going to be a movie that would tell people what to think. But just to think in general.

I'm so surprised by the turnout today and a little overwhelmed, so thank you very much. How grateful we all are to be here and to thank you all for letting us invade your streets and film here. We know that at times it can be inconvenient to have a film crew come in to your neighborhoods and we just wanna say thank you.

I tend not to think that way though I wish I could. There are certainly playwrights whose work I would like to have the opportunity to work on, such as O'Neil and Williams and to have the experience of having that repertoire, because I think every actor should have a go at that sort of stuff.

I hope it gets more people in to see the movie. For those who worked so hard and care about it so much, that's really the most important thing.

We're living in a time when everyone is so certain ... to me, it's OK not to have the answers. The argument of the movie is, 'Is it possible' And I did a lot of reading about these things and I don't know the answer. What do you do with objects moving in rooms People speaking languages that they don't know Animals appearing out of nowhere.

It's not a movie about the death penalty, ... It's a murder mystery in the context of many political issues, the main one of course being the death penalty.

I've never been to Buffalo. And we're having a fantastic time here. I'm a little surprised by the turnout and a little overwhelmed. And thank you all so much. We know that at times it can be inconvenient to have a film crew come into your neighborhood. And we just want to say thank you.