I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist. Marisa Tomei More Quotes by Marisa Tomei More Quotes From Marisa Tomei 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. Marisa Tomei powerfulstarsjobs 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. Marisa Tomei givingnightpeople You can't really be old in L.A., it's kind of like a crime. Marisa Tomei crimekind I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part. Marisa Tomei luckychoices I find that protein wakes up my brain and gets me ready for the rest of my day. Marisa Tomei proteinwake-upbrain A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be truly themselves; there was no place for a woman's voice to be heard or for her to express her sexuality. Marisa Tomei ablevoicemen With acting, it was really more of a general kind of experience of really just loving being in the theater. Marisa Tomei experienceactingkind 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 Tomei shystoriesfun We 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. Marisa Tomei vcrsingingrain I love being outside and getting fresh air. Marisa Tomei fresh-airairlove-is I don't prefer much of film over stage... The only thing I prefer is the paycheck. Marisa Tomei paychecksstagefilm Singing really oxygenates your blood. You stretch your lungs and take in much more air into them than before. It's really good for your health. Marisa Tomei singingairblood I see my parents a lot more often, but what I liked about the challenge of my part was I got to have those little kid feelings of being the daughter, and then switching and being a Mom. Marisa Tomei daughtermomkids I've just been really lucky to not be too much of a stereotype. Marisa Tomei stereotypetoo-muchlucky I'm a person who has to eat! I graze every few hours. Marisa Tomei hourspersons Aunt May's values and Spiderman's traumas are kind of what's defined him as a young boy and now that he's becoming a young man, she's there to provide that safe place where he can still be a kid if he needs to be, or know that he has a home base as he's going through all these physical changes. So as long as those essentials are there, we can work on finding the character together. Marisa Tomei homecharacterkids I never got into coffee. Marisa Tomei coffee 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! Marisa Tomei singinglittlesyears I prefer to express myself physically, or non-verbally. I prefer just to react without having a lot of dialogue. Marisa Tomei dialogue It's really fun working on this Marvel movie [ Spiderman]. The essentials of Aunt May are that she's helped raise Spiderman and she's his moral compass. Marisa Tomei auntessentialsfun
