Laura Linney Quotes (26 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.

    My job is to make movies that are about ideas as human as possible.

    having to prepare for this movie confirmed my belief. ... I now have a stronger sense of why I feel the way I do as opposed to just an emotional sort of reaction to it.

    I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.

    The actress says she was easily drawn to her character. She's a very intellectual person she's someone who is led by her brain, ... But her emotional life is so deep and mysterious that I found that combination really interesting.


    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.

    Fortunately, I'm in a perfect position for me. I'm able to work, have a wonderful time, and I'm not really a celebrity, and that's great.

    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.

    One of the things that really interested me about this script was the whole idea of personal demons versus religious demons, and how differently things can be perceived.

    At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.

    I found to my surprise that the man who was closest to him when he died had been a good friend to me in the last 10 years of his life. Yet after Delmore died, Milton never talked about him.

    And Kathy Bates has taken up directing. So like Rob, she's worked in front of the camera as well as behind it. So the depth of the conversation should be great.

    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.

    Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

    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.

    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.

    I don't consider myself a celebrity, and I don't consider myself a star.

    I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer.

    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.

    I was curious about making this movie because the genres are put together, ... I'm attracted to stuff I think is going to be difficult to pull off, and the stuff that I'm a little afraid of.

    On the set, there were scares that weren't found in any script. On three different nights in my hotel room, my TV came on by itself, ... Jennifer's stereo did the same thing. Call it whatever you want, but it did get us thinking.

    Some of the best interviews are when it's with a creative peer,


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