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Maura Tierney
Maura Tierney
American Actress
Born: Feb 3, 1965
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I did a lot of sitcoms, and being funny isn't about being beautiful. Usually, beautiful people aren't the funny people. Maura Tierney
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It's a life-changing thing to be in a position of needing help and being so lucky as to get it. Maura Tierney
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Even in comedy, I'm always the straight guy, which is okay because that's a skill. But it would be nice to get out of that box. Maura Tierney
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My dad was a theatrical guy. He wore a scuba suit one time because he said so-and-so was in the tank with the mayor. He didn't really care what people thought, so he was able to put himself out there. He didn't have a lot of shame, in a good way. Maura Tierney
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I was on network TV for about 15 years or so, which I loved. Maura Tierney
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I've been doing dramas for a long time. Maura Tierney
Time Long Long Time Dramas Doing Been
I went to 'Godspell' when I was 10 - my mother took me, and that was the first play I ever saw. That was it for me. Maura Tierney
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I always acted in high school. Actually, I started in preschool. I was in a play about Jesus. I went to a Catholic school and played an angel and recited some poem about Jesus. It felt so long to me at the time. Maura Tierney
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I felt intimidated the entire time I was in school by my teachers and classmates. But I just knew acting was something I wanted to do. Maura Tierney
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'The Whole Truth' was a mistake. Maura Tierney
Truth Mistake Whole
Rejection happens, and you have to have a thick skin about it, which is hard. You can't be overly sensitive about people not picking you. Maura Tierney
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I say I'm not a control freak and I don't like to be in charge. But on the other hand, I really don't like anyone telling me what to do. I have some authority issues. Maura Tierney
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With acting, there's a certain amount of independence you have within the framework of the storytelling. When it's done well, it's a collaborative medium. Maura Tierney
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I just think there is a part of your brain that is supposed to be afraid of getting old, even if you're not really. Maura Tierney
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Unfortunately in life, justice is not always achieved. Maura Tierney
Life Justice Always Achieved Unfortunately
I'm not really the nurturer type. Maura Tierney
Type Really
I don't have much patience with sick people. Maura Tierney
Patience People Sick Much
I tend to focus on what I'm doing at the moment, and that takes up the entire span of my focus. Maura Tierney
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Everyone in my family has seen me cry before. Maura Tierney
Family Me Seen Before Everyone Cry
I sold muffler parts over the phone when I was a teenager. Maura Tierney
Phone Teenager Sold Over Parts
After 'NewsRadio,' I did say to my agent, 'If I get another TV show, I'd want to do a drama.' Then I got offered the part on 'ER,' and I was on that show for eight years. Maura Tierney
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