Mamie Gummer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I feel like I'm a secondary artist, a kind of a conduit for the writer, and if it's a good writer, then I have a great road map.”

“I was an optimistic person, really bossy, gregarious and outspoken.”

“I love the energy of an independent film set. No one is there for the money. Everyone is there 'cause they really want to be there. It makes all the difference in the world. It's without ego and agenda, other than just wanting to fulfill a creative dream.”

“My favorite charity is the Women's Refugee Commission and the Nomi network.”

“Our parents have, by far, the greatest influence on shaping who we are and how we deal with the world.”

“All the women that are first born daughters in my family are named Mary, but we've all been given nicknames. I don't know how or why that started, but I'm nicknamed after my great-grandmother, who was Mamie. No one ever calls me Mary, except only if my husband is very serious about something.”

“My first day on the set of 'John Adams', I was just supposed to fly to Virginia for a costume fitting. But the director figured, why not shoot it, too? So they threw me into a dress that didn't fit, gave me lines I hadn't seen, in a dialect I didn't know, and two screaming, arching infants.”

“L.A. is... I always feel sort of abducted when I'm there, like I've stepped onto another planet where everyone looks the same.”

“I have roles in plays that I hope that I'll be able to do one day. I might be doing them at, like, the East Wilton Playhouse in wherever. But I think that Edie Falco... to get something even resembling her type of roles, that would be amazing.”

“All I really want to do is plays - and that's a New York thing.”