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21 quotes by Amy Ryan

Amy Ryan (born May 3, 1968) is an American actress of stage and screen. A graduate of New York's High School of Performing Arts, she is an Academy Award nominee and two-time Tony Award nominee. Ryan began her professional stage career in 1987 and made her Broadway debut in 1993 as a replacement in the original production of The Sisters Rosensweig. She went on to receive Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play for the 2000...
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I know how to separate my own laundry.

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It's fun to play happy people.

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Usually in stories there are big problems in the beginning or couples are pulling away, there's a lot of bitterness.

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I will admit, it's so intoxicating working with Steve Carrell. Creatively and professionally.

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There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking all the time. You're... →

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Being an actor, we're so dependent on the writers.

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First of all, the actor needs to get out of the character's way. You follow the character without judgment or prejudice or preconceived ideas.

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I can really laugh at myself and make a fool out of myself.

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I come from a working-class background in Queens, New York.

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I really don't have a problem showing the ugly side of people. If that means my wearing no makeup, that's fine. To me, that's beautiful.

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I'd love to do a costume drama movie. For no other reason, except that it sounds fun to me.

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I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school.

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If your body is excited to do something, that's what you should be doing. Or if it really scares you, you should be doing it.

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