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.
Mira Sorvino

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.
Mira Sorvino

Acting is what happens on the way.
Mira Sorvino

I want my life to effect the balance to the positive.
Mira Sorvino

Being is like pretending.
Mira Sorvino

I'll talk to myself out loud a lot.
Mira Sorvino

I was offered one of the roles in a big project that shall remain nameless. I thought the whole thing encouraged violent sex crimes toward women. It made horrible, ghastly rape violence seem sexy. I just didn't want to sign my name to it.
Mira Sorvino

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.
Mira Sorvino