You really have to work hard and diligently. Sometimes actors can be lazy and get away with it, but you can’t do that if you’re a musician.
BLYTHE DANNERIt was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.
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It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.
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I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me.
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Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples’ lives, and sometimes that’s very gratifying. But still, there’s this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters.
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Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my organic garden, raising masses of sweet peas, being passionately involved in conservation, recycling and solar energy.
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I was raised in a time where children were still seen and not heard basically, so I think a lot of us in my generation went the other way and just tried to be as much more liberal and open and we’re still paying for it.
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Part of me says that no life will work if I can’t make this one right.
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You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You’re on stage every night and you have to sustain your energy level tor several hours.
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Maybe subconsciously I’ve kept activism separate from acting because it’s important to me in a more profound way.
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We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future generations.
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I feel a little guilty only being an actor.
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I’m not an actor who can constantly pick and choose, I try to get the best of what’s there.
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I’m mostly a jazz fan and I’ve never really been into rock ‘n’ roll music.
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My theory in anything you do is to keep exploring, keep digging deeper to find new stuff.
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Fortunately I had a terrific agent in New York who kept me going from job to job.
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Whether you’re on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay fresh, real, and full of energy. You can’t settle back. You always have to stay on your toes.
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