"Being an actor on a movie set is……" — Melissa Leo

"Being an actor on a movie set is like going to the playground at recess."

— Melissa Leo

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15 Quotes by Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo has 15 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I am a smoker, I'm ashamed to say. I had given it up for many years, then picked it up…
The climate informs the character.
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.
I have some close friends I keep in touch with. I knit. I watch a little too much TV. I…
The power of television - it's so present in our lives, we don't even know how powerful it is.
Acting is the business of truth, so that we can see ourselves reflected back and learn.
The key to acting has much more to do with listening than with talking.
I think this notion of acting and glamour is getting in everybody's way.
An actor has to be very, very careful, as one of the most wonderful props - and actors love props…
There were not enough women like Kay on TV and now there are none.
People often expect me to be something other than what I am.
Through all of this lovely interviewing, and nice things people say, and the rest of it, I have learned that…

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I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different… — Kevin Bacon
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A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
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