Phrase by 'Laurie Metcalf'

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I was horribly shy all through grade school and high school. But somehow I got up the nerve to audition for one play in high school - 'Auntie Mame.' I got a small part as the fiancee who comes on in the end. I got laughs. I wasn't shy at all doing the part. I can do anything on stage and write it off as a character.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  Character , School , Small , High School


Every part I get, I just think I'm so lucky. They're so hard to get, you know.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  You , Know , Think , Hard


You know, if a TV show dropped into my lap out of the blue, I would have a hard time turning it down because there just isn't the money in theater that there is on TV.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  You , Time , Money , Blue


I work just as hard and have just as much fun whether in a 50-seat house or in a 1000-seat house. It's a luxury to be in a tiny space every once in a while and a rush to be on a giant stage every once in a while.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  Work , Space , Fun , Luxury


I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  You , Being , Good , Director


One of the hardest things about directing is just to be patient and remind yourself that you've been in Week 1 of a rehearsal process yourself, and you know what it feels like.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  You , Yourself , Know , Process


When one thing ends, you put it away and start from scratch on the next thing.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  You , Next , Start , Away


Really, I'll go anywhere at any time to continue working in theater - it's a passion that I'm thankful I still have. It keeps me creative and on my toes and meeting great people. I can't imagine a better way of working than on a play.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  Me , Time , Passion , Thankful


I'm hideously shy as myself, but on stage I can run around naked and bite the heads off fish.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  Myself , Shy , Naked , Fish


Onstage I'm the one in control - I'm not at the mercy of how an editor chooses to put the scene together later. I can do things onstage that I would never do in real life. It's very freeing.

Author: Laurie Metcalf - American Actress
  Life , Never , Together , Control


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