Laura Dern : (13)

" There are a lot more female writers wanting to direct their own material and hopefully will be given the opportunity. " - Laura Dern

" That’s life – to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love. " - Laura Dern

" For me, the greatest good fortune I have being raised by actors is I came in knowing that a career is the ebb and flow. " - Laura Dern

" Sadly, half of marriages end in divorce. Half of my girl friends and male friends have been through one, and their kids are doing great. There’s no shame around it – unless you want to project that on to yourself – but certainly there’s no longer cultural shame. Everyone is walking through it. " - Laura Dern

" I like to play people who are deeply flawed, and I want to find the good nature in them. I even try to be kind to myself when I’ve made big mistakes. " - Laura Dern

" Sometimes my family got me in the door. Somebody would say, ‘Bruce Dern’s daughter – sure I’d like to meet her.’ It was a point of interest. But after five minutes of talking about my father, I still had to read for the part. " - Laura Dern

" What I consider a good part for a woman and what some other Hollywood people think are good women’s parts are very different. I don’t want to play the supportive girlfriend who has nine scenes and just loves that man, maybe cheats on him in one scene but will always be there, and I mean – give me a break. " - Laura Dern

" I have never been someone who applied ‘work begets work’ to my career, sometimes unfortunately. " - Laura Dern

" To stay true to your art is such a complicated journey, and Dad clearly has done it. " - Laura Dern

" I really don’t consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I’ve never really been marketed by the big studios to do mass market box office films. " - Laura Dern