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“You can't really gauge the difficulties of television. There's difficulties and joys that happen with an amazing, great team, when one is working. Television can be a very frustrating job for almost anybody working in television, because you're shooting episodically, and you don't know one scene from the next, and maybe they change around.”

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Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo is an accomplished American actress known for her remarkable performances in both film and television. Born on September 14, 1960, she has been active in the entertainment industry since the 1990s. Leo is celebrated for her roles in independent films and mainstream cinema, with her performance in 'The Departed' earning her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She has also received numerous other awards and nominations, including Golden Globe and Tony Awards. more

“One time, many, many years ago, I had the opportunity to dye my hair brunette for a film. And the day I walked out of the hotel where I had it done, I walked out onto the street and realized people looked me in the eye and greeted me good morning. I'd never had that experience before! And I began to notice that a brunette is treated as an affable human being. Later, when I dyed my hair for Lois Riley blonde, and then Alice Ward blonde, people come right up to you, they touch you on the arm, they ask you how you're doing. Men and women both! Blondes have more fun.”

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Author: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. 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.”

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Author:Melissa Leo

“Gardens are not made by singing 'Oh, how beautiful,' and sitting in the shade.”

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Author:Rudyard Kipling

“As actors, emotion is the sand in the sandbox for us. Without emotion, there's nothing to play - and we are playing. We know that. Whether you think we do or not, we know that.”

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Author:Melissa Leo