You can hardly tell where the computer models finish and the real dinosaurs begin Laura Dern More Quotes by Laura Dern More Quotes From Laura Dern I have to admit that as fierce as I want to be in my voice, I can remember my voice shaking and my palms sweating and me wanting backup and me turning to male superiors or male representatives. Laura Dern top-news I was raised Catholic, and my grandmother taught me to stay. As a teenager, I thought if you went on a date, you should stay for a couple of years. I didn't realize that if he wasn't your cup of tea, you got to leave. Laura Dern thought me you tea All I can start with is what moves me and feels like a great challenge as an actor and I think is saying something unusual or irreverent or human - honest in some way. Laura Dern challenge great think me If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun. Laura Dern good time fun way Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper. Laura Dern true eyes voice worry The bad news is, I have worked less than I have liked. The good news is, I can look back on my body of work and feel truly proud of the work I have done. Laura Dern feel good look work I've seen 3-D movies where it seems a little crude or too in-your-face. Laura Dern little seen movies where If you're looking to be loved for a part, it's great and enticing to be adorable in a romantic comedy. But then, as an actor, you get stuck. Laura Dern looking great you romantic I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother and Anne Bancroft said, We're not going to fall into that. Laura Dern face women mother work My dad taught me to never be pigeonholed; to really allow yourself to reinvent characters as they reinvent you; to be bold and to be willing to play seemingly unlikeable people. Laura Dern yourself me you people I tend to always love material with flawed protagonists and morally ambiguous people. Laura Dern always ambiguous love people I like to play people who are deeply flawed, and I want to find the good nature in them. I even try to be kind to myself when I've made big mistakes. Laura Dern good myself nature people