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. Laura Linney conditionenjoyhuman Change image and share on social
It is always good to explore the stuff you don't 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 didn't know. Laura Linney agreechallengeend share on social
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. Laura Linney lifeluckynice Change image and share on social
What people can survive and what they don't survive is shocking to me. Someone can go to Iraq and be blown to bits and survive. Someone can trip and fall on the street and they die - that's that. Laura Linney bitblowdie Change image and share on social
Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention. Laura Linney attentioncommandcompel Change image and share on social
When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships. Laura Linney fightinstinctivelife Change image and share on social
I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make. Laura Linney budgetlowmake Change image and share on social
I have an instinct to want to be part of a group of people. I feel safe there. That's why I was in school for so long. Laura Linney feelgroupinstinct Change image and share on social
My castings sort of go in phases. There'll be several icy professional parts - a lawyer or a cop. And then there'll be the intelligent-but-wounded group and then the period things. It goes in sequence. Laura Linney castingcopgroup share on social