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Inspiring quotes by Maura Tierney

hridoy khan · February 3, 2026 · 2 min read
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The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Maura Tierney

  • I grew up in Boston, and we’d have every Thanksgiving at my parents’ house there.
  • I always acted in high school. Actually, I started in preschool. I was in a play about Jesus. I went to a Catholic school and played an angel and recited some poem about Jesus. It felt so long to me at the time.
  • What I look for in theater, I really like new work, and I really like the concept of age not necessarily being a defining aspect of who you are or how you act.
  • What appealed to me was that the focus of ‘North Atlantic’ was more about performance rather than emoting, because I was at a point in life where it was nice not to have to emote all over the place.
  • I was a dance major at NYU, but it wasn’t working out. I had friends in the drama department, so I switched.
  • I’m not really the nurturer type.
  • I worry about everything, which is silly because there’s very little you can control anyway.
  • I did a lot of sitcoms, and being funny isn’t about being beautiful. Usually, beautiful people aren’t the funny people.
  • After ‘NewsRadio,’ I did say to my agent, ‘If I get another TV show, I’d want to do a drama.’ Then I got offered the part on ‘ER,’ and I was on that show for eight years.
  • You can’t just take care of everybody else all the time.

Maura Tierney is an American actress celebrated for her intelligent, emotionally grounded performances across television, film, and theater. Born on February 3, 1965, in Boston, Massachusetts, she is the daughter of prominent politician John Tierney.

Maura studied drama at New York University before beginning her career in theater and small television roles. She gained widespread recognition in the 1990s as Lisa Miller on the hit sitcom NewsRadio, showcasing her sharp comedic timing. Tierney later achieved critical acclaim for her dramatic work as Abby Lockhart on the long-running medical series ER, earning an Emmy Award nomination.

Her career continued to flourish with standout roles in series such as The Affair, for which she won a Golden Globe Award, Rescue Me, Your Honor, and American Rust. Known for her versatility and natural screen presence, Tierney remains a respected and influential figure in American television and film.

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