“A lot of people have asked whether acting is in my genes. I don't know...” — Laura Dern Quote

“A lot of people have asked whether acting is in my genes. I don't know if anyone is born to act. And it certainly wasn't pushed on me. It was something I wanted to do.”

“I was raised Catholic, and my grandmother taught me to stay. As a teenager, I thought if you went on a date, you should stay for a couple of years. I didn't realize that if he wasn't your cup of tea, you got to leave.”

“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.”

“I could never really imagine myself doing one thing, and I'm pretty sure that I'll end up doing four or five different things. I want to be a Renaissance woman. I want to paint, and I want to write, and I want to act, and I want to just do everything.”

“I think athletes in general are actors. We perform in front of big crowds. People pay to come see you play. So, people come see you to basically act.”

“My mother was an introvert and quite religious. And we were brought up in the church. And when she learned that I wanted to act, she simply said: 'You cannot live here and do that.'”