As a real person, he wouldn't last a minute, would he? But drama is about imperfection. And we've moved away from the aspirational hero. We got tired of it, it was dull. If I was House's friend, I would hate it. How he so resolutely refuses to be happy or take the kind-hearted road. But we don't always like morally good people, do we?


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They say that Heaven is like TV... a perfect little world, that doesn't really need you.
LAURIE ANDERSON
When love is gone, there's always justice.
And when justice is gone, there's always force.
A...
LAURIE ANDERSON
And there was a beautiful view
But nobody could see.
Cause everybody on the island
Was s...
LAURIE ANDERSON
Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better.
LAURIE ANDERSON
And Sharkey says: Deep in the heart of darkest America. Home of the brave. He says: Listen to my hea...
LAURIE ANDERSON
You know, I can see two tiny pictures of myself And there's one in each of your eyes. And they're do...
LAURIE ANDERSON
….Nothing was inevitable. She had not chosen this way. It was her fate. It had been decided since ...
LAURIE MATTHEW
The fewer expectations you have, the better.
LAURIE ANDERSON
As one ages, eventually, no matter what regime you've followed, no matter how fiercely you'v...
LAURIE GRAHAM
I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'...
PIPER LAURIE
When someone speaks to an introvert, her brain responds with a high level of activity. It is as if s...
LAURIE HELGOE
It's a fun thing to do: Go to a shooting range with a buddy, knock off a few rounds, release str...
LAURIE HOLDEN
I was horribly shy all through grade school and high school. But somehow I got up the nerve to audit...
LAURIE METCALF
I speak pretty fluent American, though I do so with a strong British accent, and I love America: The...
LAURIE GRAHAM
I expected to be shot at any moment and if they had done I would have understood, that they couldn&#...
LAURIE LEE
'Contagion' should serve as a wake-up call not only about the germs, but perhaps more import...
LAURIE GARRETT
I've been directed by other actors, and being an actor doesn't make you a good director.
LAURIE METCALF
The thing about praising beauty is that good looks are an unforgiving task- master, a Forth Bridge o...
LAURIE GRAHAM
The big issue would be if there was illegally obtained evidence. It could lead to motions for new tr...
LAURIE LEVENSON
I love ghost stories but I can't really watch them, especially not by myself because then I can&...
LAURIE HOLDEN
I'm just attracted to good material and great characters and that can come in any form, whether ...
LAURIE HOLDEN
Measures we can take to handle pandemic flu if it emerges in the next six months are limited and ble...
LAURIE GARRETT
Introverts prefer introversion; we tend to gain energy by reflecting and expend energy when interact...
LAURIE HELGOE
And even then when you take it, you've got to take it with your whole heart.
PIPER LAURIE
One thing is certain. The old Piper Laurie is no more.
PIPER LAURIE
Instead of changing my name, I would change Piper Laurie. That was the beginning.
PIPER LAURIE
But then I became so disillusioned.... I had very little life experience and certainly no technique ...
PIPER LAURIE
She hit the ball well. Jennifer Hecht served well to keep her in the front row to get all those kill...
LAURIE GLASS
When forced to survive in an apocalyptic world, there are some characters that embrace their higher ...
LAURIE HOLDEN
I've always jealously guarded my feminine mystique. I've been married twice, and neither of ...
LAURIE GRAHAM
I almost always use first person voice in my novels. It has its limitations, but it gives a sense of...
LAURIE GRAHAM
My profession is about as far away from growing up in southern Illinois as you can get.
LAURIE METCALF
Yoga increases body awareness, the body/mind connection. We live in such a cerebral world, yoga can ...
LAURIE SABOURIN
He's a curmudgeon - even at his own premiere.
LAURIE DAVID
Courts don't want to invade the deliberative process. We favor finality, and we don't want to send a...
LAURIE LEVENSON
We've sweetened them up considerably. They have a lot more sugar and flavor in them than the traditi...
LAURIE STEED
When you serve well, everything else follows. Good serving sets the stage and everybody starts servi...
LAURIE NELSON
He's our first small dog. He's broadened my horizons, and I just want to broaden his. It's been an a...
LAURIE ALDRICH
Besides all those whaling details, Moby Dick is about someone who's looking for something so hug...
LAURIE ANDERSON
The human psyche is a self-correcting mechanism.
LAURIE NADEL
The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famill...
LAURIE COLWIN
No one who cooks, cooks alone. Even at her most solitary, a cook in the kitchen is surrounded by gen...
LAURIE COLWIN
You score three times inside the first 30 (minutes) and the bonus point is there for the grab. We ju...
LAURIE FISHER
Maine has the highest rate of childhood asthma in the country. The good news is that Maine is ahead ...
LAURIE STILLMAN
I'm not a bigot. I'm not a homophobe. I'm a conscientious parent.
LAURIE TAYLOR
I dropped the script in the fireplace, called my agent and said, they can jail me, sue me, but I'm n...
PIPER LAURIE
All civilizations at some time have fallen into this total terror, when the mystery of life was a ki...
LAURIE LEE
When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. A...
LAURIE ANDERSON
I was so flattered to be asked to be in the movies - the idea of being paid to act was heady stuff.
PIPER LAURIE
The system broke down. We have to ask hard questions.
LAURIE ZOLOTH
I have no problem with Matthew taking that deal, from the figures that I understand the ballpark to ...
LAURIE FISHER
If you're skating on thin ice, you might as well dance!
LAURIE STRONGIN