Laura Linney: 25 Movie Quotes with Audio

Updated: May 6, 2026

Listen to the best quotes of Laura Linney, an actress celebrated for her nuanced performances in both independent and mainstream cinema, available as short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.

1 Why don't you let me fix you some of this new Mococoa drink? All natural cocoa beans from the upper slopes of Mt. Nicaragua. No artificial sweeteners.

As Meryl Burbank in The Truman Show

2 Are you serving that ape a martini? -She's a loud one. It'll calm her down.

As Karen Ross in Congo (1995)

3 You're blaming me for the traffic? -Should I?

Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), Meryl Burbank (Laura Linney) in The Truman Show

4 So why would you want to go there? -Because I never have. That's why people go places, isn't it?

Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), Meryl Burbank (Laura Linney) in The Truman Show

5 How's the volcano? -Acting very much like a volcano, thank you very much. They tell me it's fine, but frankly, I wouldn't start building condominiums.

Bruce Campbell as Charlie Travis; Laura Linney as Karen Ross in Congo (1995)

6 How can anyone expect me to carry on under these conditions? It's unprofessional.

As Meryl Burbank in The Truman Show

7 I can see seven dead people.

As Karen Ross in Congo (1995)

8 It's the future. -Most people think their children are the future.

Laura Linney as Karen Ross; Joe Don Baker as R.B. Travis in Congo (1995)

9 Are you human? -I'll be human later.

Laura Linney as Karen Ross; Joe Don Baker as R.B. Travis in Congo (1995)

10 I'm a scientist. But you and your protege, as far as I can see, belong in the circus.

As Karen Ross in Congo (1995)