Some stars like to hide behind the whole idea of acting. But really good actors are not hiding at all. They're not afraid to be disliked, to be a little unsavoury.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Suddenly, I realised: this was what I wanted to do. I didn't know how to do it; I just knew acting felt right.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

I used to go home at night and just shake, because I had no idea that's what acting was gonna be.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

I've worked with leading men so worried about losing their charm that they were always winking to the audience.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

I do need to be told when I'm going wrong. No one's acting can be an exact, 100 percent science.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is.
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio