Marcia Gay Harden Quotes
Top 54 wise famous quotes and sayings by Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Marcia Gay Harden on Wise Famous Quotes.
Shakespeare set a lot of his dramas in a historical perspective or war perspective, or he would study what was going on at that time.
You want people - I want people to relate to me as a character. I want them to go, 'That could have been me,' or, 'I know someone like that.'
If you are not in the red playroom of pain and pleasure, ... shooting the movie is much like doing any other movie.
The people who stood out in the Sandy Hook incident, the heroes, were the normal, ordinary people who went to save those children.
I've had an amazing career and amazing blessings. But I'm an everyday person, and I have lived an everyday life, and I drive an everyday car.
I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day.
I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me ... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.
In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.
Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.
In my opinion, Zac Efron is a total hero. Him seeking help encourages other people with addictive issues to seek help. It's brave of him.
Back in the days of Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis, beauty wasn't the be-all and end-all it is today.
So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.
If you think someone committed a crime, you should turn them in to whomever you perceive authority to be.
Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn't get the jobs.
You have to make sure that you and your child are connecting, and it does help when they are looking directly into your eyes.
I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.
I examine other people's characteristics, so when I'm playing characters, I don't always have to make them me; I can transform into others.
I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.
Reading is a joy for my kids, and to swing in a hammock on a lazy summer day reading a good book just goes with summer.
My work often takes me away from my family for long periods of time, so I've really come to appreciate the time I do spend with them.
In any film, there are 10 male roles for 1 female role, especially in the action films. They're heavy with the guys.
In my kids' school, the married family is an anomaly ... which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.
I love being a mother; I hate being a housewife - the cooking, the laundry - because it takes away time I could be with my kids.