Mary Steenburgen Quotes

There's just such a premium on hurrying, and the camera is the be all and end all, and the actors had better hurry up and get it right and get it done.

I think that we need to look hard at our beliefs and be responsible about how we speak out.

I helped found Artists for New South Africa, but it used to be called Artists for Free South Africa. Alfre Woodard and a bunch of us started this.

I know this is kind of corny, but we thought about renewing our vows again because I think my mom would really love it if we did that in Arkansas, where I came from.

There's a certain arrogance to an actor who will look at a script and feel like, because the words are simple, maybe they can paraphrase it and make it better.

It just seemed like a lot of my work centered around England for a number of years.

I wanted it to be a wonderful combination of being able to dance a little bit, not being especially good, but also playing a character who says the line, "I love to dance".

People that want it to just be funny should not despair, because there is so much true crazy comedy coming up.

Ain't no money like music money, because music money don't stop.

I was this person with this weird last name from New York that no one had ever heard of. But my screen test I guess, according to him, was the best. So I got the part, which was incredible.

I'd already made the decision before I'd even read it-just because it was John Sayles. Then when I read it, the themes were actually themes that have been a big part of my life.

I take the fact that films cost a lot of money very seriously, but once in a while to have somebody say, This is a big scene, take your time with it, is important. That's John Sayles.

It's usually, my people speak to your people and then they speak around each other and trade calls for weeks.

Anything to do with the South resonates with me, because I'm Southern.

We tend to love things that are left of center anyway.

I still try to do what I've always said I would do, which is say yes to the things that make my heart beat faster, particularly if there's something scary about it.

I love being in the business I'm in-I do love being a part of a group of people that work well together. I love it when there's a connection.

I have loved by far the majority of the people I've worked with and the experiences I've had.

I grew up believing in Santa Claus, and we still treat our house at Christmas with a huge reverence for that belief - even though our children are 19 through 23.

I love to paint. And I have another profession - an interior design business.

I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.

My family didn't have money to travel, so reading was how I knew about the world. It made me hungry to have more experiences than just what I could possibly experience in Arkansas.