Laura Linney has said that even after 30 years in the entertainment industry she is still "quietly stunned and not so quietly exhilarated" on a daily basis.
The three-time Oscar nominee was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, which she said was "beyond my wildest dreams". July 25 was also declared Laura Linney Day in Hollywood.
The actress, who most recently starred in Netflix's dark drama series Ozark, has been nominated for five Tony Awards, eight SAG awards, one Bafta and seven Golden Globes.
Linney was presented with the accolade by US actress Holland Taylor and TV writer Chris Mundy, who praised her as an inspiration and "a compass for the right way to behave".
During her own remarks the actress stopped several times to check on the wellbeing of a man in the street who was heard shouting.
"It’s a difficult world we’re living in these days, things like this are intersecting everywhere…" she said.
"If this is Laura Linney Day I hope that we can all keep a little compassion in our hearts and educate ourselves about the needs of others and mental illness and addiction and everything that is being put in front of us."
Speaking about the honour, she said: "This is even more overwhelming than I thought it would be.
"If someone had told me 20 years ago that this camera-shy theatre person would be represented amongst her idols of film and television I would have never believed it.
"I would simply have deemed it absolute crazy talk, it would have been ludicrous and as puzzling and indecipherable.
"Even after 30 years I can tell you that on a daily basis I am quietly stunned and not so quietly exhilarated to be embraced, not only by Los Angeles itself, but by the industries, the businesses and the people that call it home.
"To have my name held and protected by a star on this famous stretch of sidewalk is beyond my wildest dreams."
Source: Press Association
