Mary Stuart Masterson Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious.”

“I learn a lot from acting, but it's not my natural way. I can't help but write; I do it all the time. It's a condition of being for me.”

“I learned from Francis Ford Coppola to treat the company like your family.”

“I guess you should approach the roles differently when they're actual people who have been, this is the difference. Getting the accent exact, or the hair exact is less important in a situation like this.”

“I think she looked at Vivien the same way. Of course you can. You know. And, and yet with great respect, because she knew how hard it must have been. And that it was even harder for him, of course, than for her.”

“In this case they're doctors. But having passion for your work and to take risks in order to better human kind. That's a pretty big theme. It's pretty inspiring.”

“On the other hand, there are only so many people who really knew how she was exactly, like what did her accent sound like, and the fact that she developed profound deafness when she was first running the Harriet Lane.”

“Since I was a child, I've liked telling stories. Maybe because my father's a director, I grew up loving stories. I'm not good at spinning them at a dinner table because I do go on a bit, but I love writing them, and directing is just a way of editing the story.”

“You know, in playing a role like this, you really want to get it right, because this is a person who was revered by so many doctors, women doctors especially.”