Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei
Marisa Tomei is an American actress. In a career spanning three decades, Tomei had initial success in films as a young actress, followed by a series of unsuccessful films, then a resurgence with a series of critically acclaimed films. Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987. After having minor roles in a few films, she came to international...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth4 December 1964
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
You have your structure, but within it, it gets fuller and you can highlight other parts of the performance.
I can't tell stories to save my life. I like to have fun, and I go out and have a lot of fun. But I'm not really an entertainer that way. I'm much more shy.
Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom and refuge, as well as for the fact that I just love acting so much.
I've sought out several dance teachers-shaman-like women dance teachers-to get in touch with the mystical through movement.
You can't really be old in L.A., it's kind of like a crime.
You express different energies at different times in your life.
I think the fantasy of being a movie star is more powerful than the reality. So, for me, even if it's not a great film or a great play I'm doing, to know that you went for it. You had an experience that made you grow artistically and personally. What's really satisfying is knowing that you did a good job.
I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!
I find that protein wakes up my brain and gets me ready for the rest of my day.
With acting, it was really more of a general kind of experience of really just loving being in the theater.
I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.
Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.
I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck.
Politics itself is so unsexy, isn't it? But when the politics in creative works are really explored - not used as a vehicle - the results can be really interesting.