28 Elizabeth Marvel Quotes for You to Enjoy

Elizabeth Marvel

American Actress

Born: Nov 27, 1969

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When I finished high school, I didn't have much direction - I was a Deadhead kid who ended up bumming around London seeing a lot of theater. That's where I saw the performance that made me want to act: Vanessa Redgrave doing 'A Touch of the Poet.' Elizabeth Marvel

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My God, I have so much bounty in my life. Elizabeth Marvel

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If I'm asking people to give me two hours of their time, it's because I really feel like they need to listen to what the writer is talking about. Elizabeth Marvel

Time Me People About Give Give Me Writer Feel Like Hours Talking Because Listen Asking Really Two Need

When I was nursing my son, you're up all the time during the first year, and you're sort of brain dead. So I'd find myself watching Turner Classic Movies at odd hours. Elizabeth Marvel

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Trying to find a way to represent something that is truly frightening on stage is a fascinating challenge. Elizabeth Marvel

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There are lots of rats. It's a dirty little secret at the Delacorte Theatre. Elizabeth Marvel

Theatre Secret Dirty Rats Lots Little

If someone can make money from you, you can do more things, and eventually, you can do things you come up with. Elizabeth Marvel

You Money Someone More Come Make Up Eventually Things

In some ways, I missed my era because I'm big and messy and have big feelings and take up space on a stage rather than being diminutive and childlike in my woman-ness. Elizabeth Marvel

Space Feelings Big Stage Ways Some Rather Take Missed Because Messy Era Up Than Being Childlike

I've been around the block. Elizabeth Marvel

Around Block Been

We have to be able to use our imaginations to make the character's experiences real to us. Elizabeth Marvel

Character Our Able Make Real Experiences Us Use Imaginations

I see a lot of art; we see a lot of music, films at Sundance... that influences me and informs me more than theater just because I make a bigger effort to see other art forms. Elizabeth Marvel

I have no ability or interest to play that weak, beaten person. Elizabeth Marvel

Weak Ability Beaten Person Interest Play

Who wouldn't want to play the leader of the free world? Elizabeth Marvel

World Free Leader Free World Want Who Play

I get to play a lot of powerful, smartest women in the room. And that's deeply satisfying. Elizabeth Marvel

Women Powerful Smartest Lot Get Room Satisfying Play Deeply

I see artists as the first responders. And when the proverbial crap hits the fan, we are there to be of service, to tell the story, to bring a balm, to soothe, to provide catharsis. You know, not to make our work any more important or less important, but just that there is a great importance to it. Elizabeth Marvel

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I went to an art school in high school and got in a little trouble like you do when you're a teenager and not being closely supervised. I did. I followed the Dead around, and it was fun. It was great. It was kind and sweet and lovely. Elizabeth Marvel

I ended up landing in London out of high school, and I saw a performance that Vanessa Redgrave gave, just because it was a cheap ticket, and I didn't know what to do with my afternoon, and I went in, and I saw this Eugene O'Neill play, and I sat in the fifth row, and I watched her. Elizabeth Marvel

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I don't look presidential. I don't wear, you know, three-piece suits and have my hair perfectly coiffed. Elizabeth Marvel

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By nature, my default place is a very introverted one, so it's funny to be in such an extroverted profession. I'm a little inappropriately in it. Elizabeth Marvel

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