Mira Sorvino
Mira Sorvino
Mira Katherine Sorvinois an American actress. She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite. She is also known for starring in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Mimic, The Replacement Killers, Summer of Sam, and Like Dandelion Dust. She received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in Norma Jean & Marilyn, and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 September 1967
CountryUnited States of America
I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning.
I wanted to do something far from my intellectual and physical home, so I went to live in Beijing for eight months and took Mandarin Chinese.
I'll talk to myself out loud a lot.
My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional.
The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective.
There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment.
Being is like pretending.
I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative.
I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second base.
Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.
I take the responsibility of choosing seriously because it becomes an indelible part of your body of work. Something has to sing to me.
I want my life to effect the balance to the positive.
Once you've found something you know how to do, it makes you feel you don't have to be intimidated by someone.
I hope that doing truthful portrayals of people in a variety of circumstances gives people a kind of subterranean link to those characters.