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.
Marisa TomeiI prefer to express myself physically, or non-verbally. I prefer just to react without having a lot of dialogue.
Marisa TomeiNot 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.
Marisa TomeiI've sought out several dance teachers-shaman-like women dance teachers-to get in touch with the mystical through movement.
Marisa TomeiWe would also go to musicals. So Singing In the Rain, On the Town, and West Side Story. Especially West Side Story because played that a lot before VCRs, so that would be something that would be a big deal if it came on, you caught it. So that really started, my family was not in show business at all but really loved that kind of thing.
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