Tyne Daly Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I was raised to be in service to something larger than myself. A lot of actors concentrate on what they will get out of the profession, rather than what they can offer it. The way I see it, if you come with something to offer, you can offer it forever.”

“I don't take part in texting and those other things myself, so I don't really know if people put as much thought into messaging as they used to into writing letters.”

“When I got married, my marriage was illegal in 17 states because my husband had a different skin color than I did. And we saw those laws go down one at a time.”

“I never played the 'decoration,' I always played the one who suffered. And then I got very lucky in my middle career, when I started playing the hero, which at that point was quite rare for women.”

“I'm interested in playing old ladies because I am becoming one. And I want to become a very good one!”

“I'm not glamorous, I don't have a look, I don't know anything about opera, I have no Italian, and I'm too old.”

“I'm sorry I didn't wear paint this morning. I tend not to wear it unless I'm getting highly paid.”

“I am pretty sure that all young human beings have, at one time or another in their growing-up, been actors. They have used their imaginations to carry them away from painful or confusing situations... have imagined themselves to be more powerful or beautiful or brave or loving than they are.”

“I do games of solitaire when I get home to quiet my spirits.”

“Many more people saw me on TV than will ever get to see me on stage, but I do love being in the same room as the people I'm telling the story to.”