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.
From Melissa Leo
People often expect me to be something other than what I am.
I think this notion of acting and glamour is getting in everybody's way.
Supporting actors are the support. You can't make a building without support. You can't buy dinner without support.
I think there has only been one time in my entire career that I've ever gone back to shoot a scene. And it was a scene that, when we were shooting it, we knew that it wasn't working. We knew there was a disagreement between the actor and director. So, we went back.
Acting is the business of truth, so that we can see ourselves reflected back and learn.
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.
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.
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.
The power of television - it's so present in our lives, we don't even know how powerful it is.
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