It's hard to balance work and family.

- Marcia Gay Harden

I celebrated [my 50th birthday] by throwing a big bowl on the pottery wheel, then going for a water ski at the lake on our property in the Catskills,…

- Marcia Gay Harden

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 a…

- Marcia Gay Harden

Its important that kids learn, but I really dont like all the testing, testing, testing.

- Marcia Gay Harden

I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.

- Marcia Gay Harden

In my kids school, the married family is an anomaly which I do think is sad. I do believe in marriage.

- Marcia Gay Harden

In the theater, it's about taking time in a musical segment, a pause in a musical way and then moving on.

- Marcia Gay Harden

If you are not in the red playroom of pain and pleasure, … shooting the movie is much like doing any other movie.

- Marcia Gay Harden

I'm not a big fan of mediocre.

- Marcia Gay Harden