I decided if you're lucky enough to be alive, you should use each birthday to celebrate what your life is about.

— Mary Steenburgen

I grew up believing in Santa Claus, and we still treat our house at Christmas with a huge reverence for that belief - even though our children are 19 through 23.

— Mary Steenburgen

I love to paint. And I have another profession - an interior design business.

— Mary Steenburgen

I studied with Sandy Manner at the Neighborhood Playhouse. I was in the last class to study with him before he had his larynx removed, so I actually remember the sound of his voice. He was an incredible teacher.

— Mary Steenburgen

It's very easy to approach a character like that - a so-called strong woman who overcomes the odds - and give a one-note performance, playing that strength alone. Strength is only one thing a person has.

— Mary Steenburgen

My family didn't have money to travel, so reading was how I knew about the world. It made me hungry to have more experiences than just what I could possibly experience in Arkansas.

— Mary Steenburgen