Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that I am an actor. That is my profession. That is my job. That is how I make a living. So I am just out there making a living. Melissa Leo actorinterviewjob share on social
My mom was a '70s mom. She paved a road that no one had yet walked. Melissa Leo 70smompave Change image and share on social
I think there has only been one time in my entire career that I've ever gone back to shoot a scene. And it was a scene that, when we were shooting it, we knew that it wasn't working. We knew there was a disagreement between the actor and director. So, we went back. Melissa Leo actorbackcareer share on social
You know, when I got started on television in the '80s, you would go to the costume department, and if you were a female they put you into a skirt. And you had a pocketbook, usually a shoulder bag. Melissa Leo 80sbagcostume Change image and share on social
My body has done for me all these years things I couldn't ever even dreamt to do for characters. It's a tool, molecularly speaking, and I need to take care of it. Melissa Leo bodycarecharacter Change image and share on social
I mean, the unfair treatment of women and black people and Indians and other groups, that's real. Mistreatment of other people because 'I'm better than you are' is such a sad part of the world. Melissa Leo blackgroupindian Change image and share on social
To play someone when the character masks their own emotions, doesn't understand their own emotions, has no release for their own emotions, and yet is full of emotion - that is a much harder character to play than someone who has somewhere to put it. Melissa Leo characteremotionfull share on social
The climate informs the character. Melissa Leo characterclimateinform Change image and share on social
Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess. Melissa Leo actormovieplayground Change image and share on social
