American - Actress | June 16, 1955 -
Every part I get, I just think I'm so lucky. They're so hard to get, you know.
Laurie Metcalf
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You know, if a TV show dropped into my lap out of the blue, I would have a hard time turning it down because there just isn't the money in theater that there is on TV.
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I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It's a luxury to be in a tiny space every once in a while and a rush to be on a giant stage every once in a while.
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I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.
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One of the hardest things about directing is just to be patient and remind yourself that you've been in Week 1 of a rehearsal process yourself, and you know what it feels like.
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When one thing ends, you put it away and start from scratch on the next thing.
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Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps me creative and on my toes and meeting great people. I can't imagine a better way of working than on a play.
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I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.
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Onstage I'm the one in control - I'm not at the mercy of how an editor chooses to put the scene together later. I can do things onstage that I would never do in real life. It's very freeing.
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I don't like working in front of a camera.
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My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get.
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I can't even call it work. I'm a creative-a-holic. I love the tearing into new material.
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