I do pottery.
— Marcia Gay Harden
There are certainly a billion, ker-trillion girls out there more attractive than I am.
I always wanted to be in movies.
In Hollywood, a lot of acting feels like grandstanding.
I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn't do plays in high school. I was too nervous.
In theater, you have a rehearsal period and you know just who to be.
I'm always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn't have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works.
I'm not a big fan of mediocre.
I was always the child who wore her emotions on her sleeve.
I love physical comedy. I adore comedy of any kind.
A New York casting director, who shall remain nameless, once said to me, 'Marcia, you have what I call the flaring-nostril look, and until you get something done about it, you will never, ever work.'
My work often takes me away from my family for long periods of time, so I've really come to appreciate the time I do spend with them.
As a mother, I love the Leapster handheld because it really delivers on educating children while they play. My daughter enjoys it because it's fun and touches on all of the activities she is interested in - videos, books and art.
Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn't get the jobs.
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.
I love it when ugliness is beautiful. I love character flaws.
Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.
In my opinion, Zac Efron is a total hero. Him seeking help encourages other people with addictive issues to seek help. It's brave of him.
So far, the thing I seem to have been rewarded for in film is leaving myself behind and transforming myself into other people.
I played Laura Bush in a Tony Kushner piece, and afterward, I think my phones got tapped.
Whether you win or not, the night the Oscars are over, the curtain goes down and you go back to the grind. Period.
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.
In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.
I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me.
All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is.
