All those days of waiting on tables until I could get a role on Broadway, all that time going to school taking lessons, and all those years of being a nobody following a dream-and now here it is. – Marcia Gay Harden
Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany. – Marcia Gay Harden
I played Laura Bush in a Tony Kushner piece, and afterward, I think my phones got tapped. – Marcia Gay Harden
I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one – I don’t know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me. – Marcia Gay Harden
I’m always a little starstruck anyway. So to work with a movie star, which is Brad, I was excited about that; to work with a movie legend, which is Tony, I wouldn’t have passed that up. Just to get to watch him and watch how he works. – Marcia Gay Harden
I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day. – Marcia Gay Harden
I was always an exhibitionist. I liked it when everyone laughed. But I didn’t do plays in high school. I was too nervous. – Marcia Gay Harden
You’re over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you’re bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it’s an emotional scene, you don’t want the joke. – Marcia Gay Harden
With any tween, you have issues, from what they are going to wear to school, to how do you get them to speak politely, to how regularly they lose their contact lenses. – Marcia Gay Harden
It’s important that kids learn, but I really don’t like all the testing, testing, testing. – Marcia Gay Harden
My work often takes me away from my family for long periods of time, so I’ve really come to appreciate the time I do spend with them. – Marcia Gay Harden
Back in the days of Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis, beauty wasn’t the be-all and end-all it is today. – Marcia Gay Harden
I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me… simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy. – Marcia Gay Harden
Reading is a joy for my kids, and to swing in a hammock on a lazy summer day reading a good book just goes with summer. – Marcia Gay Harden
We can be incredibly disconnected in this day and age with computers and cell phones. – Marcia Gay Harden
You want to know how I’m feeling? Just look at me, and I’ll tell you how I’m feeling. Nothing is hidden. I’m all out there. I cry like a baby, I get upset, I stamp my feet. I’m not stoic. – Marcia Gay Harden
My schools were quite diverse – those who serve their country come from every race and religion – and so the military schools I attended were a wonderful melting pot. – Marcia Gay Harden
Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn’t get the jobs. – Marcia Gay Harden
