I do think that it’s extremely important with this character show her assuming power with a great deal of grace, and find out how to do things she won’t like – the things she’s called upon to do. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
Actors are part of a certain percentage of people on this planet who have an emotional vocabulary as a primary experience. It’s as if their life is experienced emotionally and then that is translated intellectually or conceptually into the performance. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
It’s really important for actors to feel that they’re more than something for hire. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
We never know all the facts and the more we’re mindful of how we deal with people, the more opportunity we have to evolve. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
We have to get back to the beauty of just being alive in this present moment. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
That moment was very important because it was political. That’s what has to be done, so they struck a deal. She figures his is a well-thought-out motivation that she felt was worthy trade-off. The motivation here is survival, and she has to think like a leader. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
I love the idea of a woman being able to discover the idea of power this way, on such a scale. And I don’t know about that, what it means – well, I guess I’d better, or my part’s in trouble. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
Well, I don’t know what Ron has in mind, but I do know about the arc of the show. Looking at how intuitive and instinctive Eddie and I play, that is the sort of thing that leads into sexual chemistry. I wouldn’t be surprised if it emerged. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
The Cylons are such a frightening concept – not knowing who is real. No way. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
Ron allowed us to see right away the private piece of a person about to become very public. I suspect we’re going to see more of her very private world – Laura’s private experience. I’m not sure yet how public she’s going to be about the actions she’s going to have to take. Mary McDonnell Read Quote
