An actor has to be very, very careful, as one of the most wonderful props - and actors love props - is a cigarette. There's so much to do with it: you can bring it up to your face, play with the smoke. It's just the greatest - ever since I was 16 and in acting school in England, I've been playing around with cigarettes.
Melissa Leo
Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess.
Melissa Leo
I am a smoker, I'm ashamed to say. I had given it up for many years, then picked it up again. It's a horrible habit. I struggle with myself all the time. And I love to smoke.
Melissa Leo
I have some close friends I keep in touch with. I knit. I watch a little too much TV. I ski, if the weather's right for that. If I can find a group of buddies, I go rock climbing.
Melissa Leo
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.
Melissa Leo
The climate informs the character.
Melissa Leo
The power of television - it's so present in our lives, we don't even know how powerful it is.
Melissa Leo
There were not enough women like Kay on TV and now there are none.
Melissa Leo
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