About Marcia Gay Harden: Marcia Gay Harden is an American film, television, and theatre actress.
Sometimes I ride my bike to see the kids after a matinee and then ride back to do the show. That's the hard part, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
You want to know how I'm feeling? Just look at me, and I'll tell you how I'm feeling. Nothing is hidden. I'm all out there. I cry like a baby, I get upset, I stamp my feet. I'm not stoic.
I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day.
Working on 'King Of Texas' was a life experience for me.
I think to visualize failure as you're starting off is really a bad thing to do.
In my kids' school, the married family is an anomaly... which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.
It's hard to balance work and family.
My work often takes me away from my family for long periods of time, so I've really come to appreciate the time I do spend with them.
I think in terms of family, in terms of relationships, in terms of work, competition to be the favorite, to be the noticed, to be the one - I don't know if it exists for all personalities, but I know for sure it did with me.
It's very hypocritical to constantly say, 'We want to keep our kids close,' then send them home with so much homework that family time becomes nonexistent.
Back in the days of Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis, beauty wasn't the be-all and end-all it is today.
Anybody who is really walking with the Lord is embracing the foibles and the beauties and the differences of humanity, regardless of race, color, creed, economic stature and sexual proclivity, whatever. You embrace the beauty of humanity and not be e...
Having a dad in the service was helpful. I was forever meeting new kids, going to new schools, moving to new neighborhoods. I was encouraged when I attended the American School in Germany.
I've been so lucky to work with some great, great writers: Tony Kushner and Yasmina Reza.
In 2005, I had the great honor of playing Shailene Woodley's mother in 'Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.' I was immediately impressed by her work ethic, both on and off set.
Everybody says 'Good Morning' in Harlem because it's true! And that's lovely.
Reading is a joy for my kids, and to swing in a hammock on a lazy summer day reading a good book just goes with summer.
The only thing that seemed to me I could do in such a way that no one else could was acting. I thought, I can be a doctor, but there's going to be someone else who is just as good or better. I can be a lawyer, which I still sometimes think I would lo...
You're over there in the corner either thinking about the dead dog or whatever, you're bringing up your personal life and you need the space, and then somebody throws you a joke. Especially if it's an emotional scene, you don't want the joke.
You know what I miss? I miss myself, that time to just do things for myself.
Shakespeare set a lot of his dramas in a historical perspective or war perspective, or he would study what was going on at that time.
