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I'm hideously shy as myself b...

I'm hideously shy as myself but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.

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I don't like the camera. I ge...

I don't like the camera. I get very self-conscious with it and then spend way too much time not looking self-conscious instead of being free, as I do on stage, to do my work.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

When I get a beautifully writ...

When I get a beautifully written piece of material, I immediately start imagining how I would interpret it. I love just daydreaming about it for months, breaking it down, seeing where I can spin something. How I can turn this into the most fun ride for the audience that I can make it? That's my job.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

Onstage I'm the one in contro...

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.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

I've been directed by other a...

I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

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I wasn't turning down film ro...

I wasn't turning down film roles, let's put it that way. I was never really on that radar.

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No matter how many times you'...

No matter how many times you've done it, the early stages of getting a show up on its feet is very hit and miss. There seem to be thousands of options on every page to discover.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

You know, if a TV show droppe...

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.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

I gravitated back to theatre ...

I gravitated back to theatre again, and when I heard about this little independent movie called 'Lady Bird,' I thought, 'This will be a project where I can dip my toe back into the water.'

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I used to drive myself crazy ...

I used to drive myself crazy by thinking, three days later, 'Ugh, why didn't I play it like that? Ugh, now that line makes sense to me.'

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I actually like to audition. ...

I actually like to audition. I prefer to audition for something because I don't want to walk onto a stage or a set and [have someone] say, "You are so far away from what I thought you were going to bring in." I would feel more comfortable to audition and say, "Here's my take on it - take it or leave it".

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I was always a secretary in t...

I was always a secretary in the early days, before we decided we were brave enough to join Equity and see if this thing has any legs.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

I tend to root for characters...

I tend to root for characters who have a lot of negative qualities, but what's driving them forward is their passion. They're on a mission, and maybe their approach is misguided, but you can't fault them for giving 150%.

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I've loved every minute of ev...

I've loved every minute of every hour I've spent doing theatre.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

I was horribly shy all throug...

I was horribly shy all through grade school and high school. But somehow I got up the nerve to audition for one play in high school - 'Auntie Mame.' I got a small part as the fiancee who comes on in the end. I got laughs. I wasn't shy at all doing the part. I can do anything on stage and write it off as a character.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

Theater opened up a whole new...

Theater opened up a whole new world for me. It was a freedom I'd never known before.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

I work just as hard and have ...

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 almost never give interview...

I almost never give interviews. It's not because I want to play hard to get. It's just that I never seem to have anything interesting to say.

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I'm happy whenever I'm in a r...

I'm happy whenever I'm in a rehearsal room. I've always gotten all my energy and creativity in there.

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I was an office secretary for...

I was an office secretary for a long time. A good secretary.

Laurie Metcalf 17 quotes

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