Laura Linney
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"Laura Leggett Linney" is an American actress of film, television, and theatre. She is most well known for her performances in films such as The Truman Show, Mystic River (film)/Mystic River and Kinsey (film)/Kinsey, among others. She also played the lead role of Cathy Jamison in the Showtime (TV network)/Showtime series The Big C (TV series)/The Big C, which completed its fourth and final season in May 2013.

During her career, she has received four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Additionally, she has been the recipient of three Academy Award nominations and three Tony Award nominations.

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I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer.

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.

I don't consider myself a celebrity, and I don't consider myself a star.

It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously.

I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.

My parents were divorced and I didn't grow up with my father, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound.

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

Some of the best interviews are when it's with a creative peer.