The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a writer... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?.. view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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You're always close and you never get that big romantic lead... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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I have to watch the news or my day is not complete... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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I'm obsessed. I've always needed to know what's going on but now it's a must... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19... view

By: Patricia Clarkson

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