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
I think the funny thing about acting for me - and I hold it in a very holy, spiritual way - not to be overly fundamentalist about it, but it's that important to me - is that it is an ancient healing art. Melissa Leo actancientart share on social
The power of television - it's so present in our lives, we don't even know how powerful it is. Melissa Leo livepowerpowerful Change image and 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
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
Acting is the business of truth, so that we can see ourselves reflected back and learn. Melissa Leo actbackbusiness Change image and share on social
There were not enough women like Kay on TV and now there are none. Melissa Leo kaywoman Change image and share on social
