Top 24 Amy Ryan Quotes
#1. I will admit, it's so intoxicating working with Steve Carrell. Creatively and professionally.
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#2. I can really laugh at myself and make a fool out of myself.
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#3. You know, I don't think, you know, therapy never ends, really.
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#4. If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.
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#5. There are so many choices I made simply for health insurance. Is it the ideal role I wanted to play, or the TV show I wanted to be a part of? No, but it let me afford to go to the doctor.
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#6. When I was growing up I actually was into Bon Jovi!
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#7. I find that all great directors, and I would include Ben Affleck and Clint Eastwood in that, they have great confidence. And with great confidence comes great freedom for the actor.
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#8. Usually in stories there are big problems in the beginning or couples are pulling away, there's a lot of bitterness.
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#9. It's funny to see the finished product of a movie, stuff that's so beautiful, and to remember the particulars.
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#10. 'The Wire,' I was such a fan of that show the first season - I think that's the best-written show on TV.
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#11. First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character's way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.
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#12. It happens a lot, but I also think of it as not so much like being abandoned by a director 'cause they're worried about a technical aspect, but I think actually that's my job.
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#13. I know how to separate my own laundry.
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#14. I love Morocco - it's a real challenge to all five senses. You think you know something, and you don't. It's wonderful. It keeps you on your toes that way.
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#15. One of the great perks of being an actor is you're only as smart as the job you're in, you know, and you're only as informed as the job you're in, and you do become an expert, and you read all the books, but then there's a part of, like, you move on.
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#16. It's fun to play happy people.
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#17. I really don't have a problem showing the ugly side of people. If that means my wearing no makeup, that's fine. To me, that's beautiful.
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#18. Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.
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#19. I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.
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#20. There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking all the time. You're holding the baby and you're closing the door with your left foot.
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#21. I come from a working-class background in Queens, New York.
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#22. The Tonys are also kind of like a homegrown party. You know everybody.
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#23. I'd love to do a costume drama movie. For no other reason, except that it sounds fun to me.
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#24. It's deeply personal to watch actors go to those dark places. It can be scary, so you channel them all your love and energy, and you know you'll be safe on the other side.
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