Melissa Leo

I'm very old-school. I like a director to direct me. I like to be the actor. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#direct #director #i #like #me

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

#care #characters #done #dreamt #even

My mom was a '70s mom. She paved a road that no one had yet walked. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#mom #paved #road #she #walked

People often expect me to be something other than what I am. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#expect #i #i am #me #often

Supporting actors are the support. You can't make a building without support. You can't buy dinner without support. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#buy #dinner #make #support #supporting

That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#actor #believe #believes #biggest #make

The climate informs the character. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#climate #informs

The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#key #listening #more #much #talking

The power of television - it's so present in our lives, we don't even know how powerful it is. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#how #know #lives #our #our lives

There were not enough women like Kay on TV and now there are none. ↗

— Melissa Leo

#kay #like #none #now #tv