There’s a lot of ambiguity in life, and so often, our art is very neatly wrapped up at the end, when our lives never feel that way. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I always liked church. I was one of those kids who was desperate for the statue of Mary to talk to me, which is a very egotistical approach to your faith. I just wanted somebody to pay attention to me. Carrie Coon Read Quote
My family has never understood why I play crazy, angry, depressed people because that is not the way they think of me. They see me as a totally messy, klutzy goofball – kind of weird and hyper. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I rely on poetry or literature to keep me centered before I go onstage because it reminds me to be present. Carrie Coon Read Quote
I rarely get recognized, and whenever I do, it has to do with ‘The Leftovers’ because it came into someone’s life at a particularly important time for them – if they were dealing with grief or loss or whatever tragedy – and they just caught it. And there is no rhyme or reason to the kind of person it is. Carrie Coon Read Quote
Part of being an actor is the rhythm of the life of being an actor, and that involves coming together with a group of people, making something together that is intense and requires a lot of intimacy, and then walking away from it with the possibility that you will never see any of those people again. Carrie Coon Read Quote
When you have good writing, the rhythm of the scene is very apparent. What the scene demands is very clear. Carrie Coon Read Quote
It’s much harder to act poorly written material. It’s much harder to memorize poorly written material. Carrie Coon Read Quote
As actors, we have to say yes to everything for a really long time. You say ‘Yes’ to anything you can get. Carrie Coon Read Quote
