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.
BLYTHE DANNERMostly, 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.
BLYTHE DANNERPart of me says that no life will work if I can’t make this one right.
BLYTHE DANNERYou 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 DANNERI feel a little guilty only being an actor.
BLYTHE DANNERI think I have a lot of crazy layers.
BLYTHE DANNERI feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the ones who are going to save the world.
BLYTHE DANNERFilm has always been hard for me, I’m basically a stage actress. I never felt comfortable in front of the camera.
BLYTHE DANNERWhether 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.
BLYTHE DANNEROnstage 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.
BLYTHE DANNERMaybe subconsciously I’ve kept activism separate from acting because it’s important to me in a more profound way.
BLYTHE DANNERIt was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on lots of plays.
BLYTHE DANNERJust look at my face. Its an extraordinary experience. All of my friends who are grandparents have been saying, just wait, a bit cynically, but its just extraordinary. You feel like a child again yourself. Just walking on air.
BLYTHE DANNERActing is really only part of my life. I’m addicted to it.
BLYTHE DANNERI 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.
BLYTHE DANNERFortunately I had a terrific agent in New York who kept me going from job to job.
BLYTHE DANNERMy theory in anything you do is to keep exploring, keep digging deeper to find new stuff.
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