I'm not particularly fond of the hybrid writer-director or actor-director. Melissa Leo actordirectorfond Change image and share on social
Well, I don't think of myself as a feminist at all. As soon as we start labeling and categorizing ourselves and others, that's going to shut down the world. Melissa Leo categorizefeministlabeling Change image and share on social
Supporting actors are the support. You can't make a building without support. You can't buy dinner without support. Melissa Leo actorbuildbuy Change image and share on social
I'm a very lucky girl who gets to act for a living! So why sit around griping and grousing about what's not there. Melissa Leo actgirlgripe Change image and share on social
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it. Melissa Leo actactorbelieve Change image and share on social
The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking. Melissa Leo actkeylisten 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
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
To get the hippie out of certain characters is probably the most difficult thing for me. I was not a hippie by choice but by birth. Melissa Leo birthcharacterchoice Change image and share on social
I haven't had a lot of experience with glamour. I've never had to mask myself, as many now not-so-young actresses have had to do. Female actors in that regard have a different lot in life than male actors. Melissa Leo actoractressexperience share on social