I thought my father was biggest, tallest, smartest, handsomest man in the world, so if he was telling me something, I was taking it really seriously. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
I had grown up in a world dominated by women – I had aunts and sisters and great-aunts – and I just felt like I lived in a completely female world. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
When I had my first show at Artists Space in 1979, I imagined my life like game show. There were two doors: one door had a big dollar sign on it, and the other just had sort of a blurry picture of a newspaper – the money door or the critical response and acclaim door. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
I love acting. I can’t believe how fun it is and how in-the-zone I am when I’m doing it. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
My father was a dentist. And my mother was a – do we still say ‘housewife’? A home engineer. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
Parenthetically, I have to say, I don’t particularly like dolls, nor have I ever liked them. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
My favourite thing is to discover what someone does well and say, ‘Do that for me.’ Laurie Simmons Read Quote
I’m innately conservative, and painting is an ideal place to exercise a progressive conservatism. I operate well within limits. Laurie Simmons Read Quote
