Melissa Leo : (4)

" That’s what acting is. You’re not alone. It’s reacting. That’s what we do. " - Melissa Leo

" 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

" Docudrama is not really my game, but it’s interesting to play real people; it’s interesting to play ‘real.’ " - Melissa Leo

" I know what it meant to me to play the Reverend Mother, a role I’ve, in some ways, prepared a lifetime to do. It’s why I took the part. " - Melissa Leo