Marcia Gay Harden Quotes

"I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"I was always the child who wore her emotions on her sleeve."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"My dad wasn't thrilled at my wanting to act. He even offered to pay for a computer course if I'd change my mind."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"Brad works in a really different way because his craft is very different. His upbringing is very different. Brad came up through film and he was like, what, 10 when he did Thelma and Louise? He came up through film, so he has a whole different way of working. What I loved about Brad-and a lot of people won't do this-Brad is extremely generous. He'll try anything."
-Marcia Gay Harden

"You're over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you're bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it's an emotional scene, you don't want the joke."
-Marcia Gay Harden