60 Quotes by Marisa Tomei

I'm not that big a fan of marriage as an institution, and I don't know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings.

I’m not that big a fan of marriage as an institution, and I don’t know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings.

All of us have read the stories about young people in Hollywood and all the challenges they have to confront there, and I think that artistically, I really didn’t understand the commercial side of the film business, so I went back to a purely artistic setting.

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.

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.

I’m a person who has to eat! I graze every few hours.

I feel like theatre gives me the grounding, and keeps me alive, basically. Film gives me the thrill, and it’s like a one night stand. But I do enjoy being around people who love it so much.

I’ve just been really lucky to not be too much of a stereotype.