20 Laurie Metcalf Quotes for You to Enjoy

Laurie Metcalf

American Actress

Born: Jun 16, 1955

Every Me Myself Stage Work You

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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. Laurie Metcalf

You Yourself Be Patient Patient About Directing Week Remind Feels Like Know Been Just Process Rehearsal Rehearsal Process Hardest Things

I want to be thinking as quickly as I need to as soon as I hit the stage. I want to have a vocal warm-up. Laurie Metcalf

Stage Thinking Vocal Soon Quickly Hit Want Warm-Up Need

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

Theatre Every Spent Minute Hour Doing Loved

I like to play a wide range of characters. The more they're unlike me, the better I like it. Laurie Metcalf

Me Better Unlike Range Characters More Like Play Wide Wide Range

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

Time Good Long Long Time Secretary Office

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

Character School Stage Laughs High Nerve High School Horribly Somehow Small Through Write Small Part Part Got Audition Doing Off End Up Grade Grade School Fiancee Anything In The End Who Play Shy

Every part I get, I just think I'm so lucky. They're so hard to get, you know. Laurie Metcalf

You Every Think Part Know Get Just Hard Lucky

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

Myself Naked Stage Bite Run Heads Around Fish Off Shy

I don't like working in front of a camera. Laurie Metcalf

Like Camera Front Working

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

I don't know if ISU helped me become what I am, but I know that if I hadn't gone there, I wouldn't be what I am today. Laurie Metcalf

Today Me Become Gone Know Am Helped

A dream job is to walk right past hair and makeup. Laurie Metcalf

Walk Job Hair Past Dream Makeup Right

I like contemporary, bare-boned writing. I don't like having the language that I barely understand get in the way of me interpreting it over to an audience. It's this barrier that I don't want to have to attack. Laurie Metcalf

Me Writing Language Way Having Attack Over Like Contemporary Understand Audience Get Want Barely Barrier Interpreting

I'm incredibly lucky to have the opportunity to bring Mae to work with me as I take on the guest role of 'Mary McGowan.' Laurie Metcalf

Work Me Opportunity Incredibly Guest Mary Take Role Lucky Bring

I'm so thrilled to be here on the set of 'Supergirl!' Laurie Metcalf

Thrilled Here Set

I like to let the work speak rather than to have to talk about it. Laurie Metcalf

Work Speak About Rather Like Talk Than

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%. Laurie Metcalf

You Fault Passion Negative Giving Approach Characters Tend Misguided Driving Mission Qualities Lot Maybe Them Root Who Forward

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