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Marisa Tomei Biography

Marisa Tomei (/məˈrɪsə toʊˈmeɪ/; born December 4, 1964) is an American actress. Following her work on the television series As the World Turns, she came to prominence as a cast member on The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World in 1987.

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You can't really be old in L. A. , it's kind of like a crime.

Crime, Kind, Like, Old

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.

Aunt, Compass, Essentials, Fun, Spiderman, Working

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.

Daughter, Kids, Mom, Parents, Switching

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.

Fun, Shy, Stories, Tell

I prefer to express myself physically, or non-verbally. I prefer just to react without having a lot of dialogue.

Dialogue, Express, Having, Physically, React

I did ask Larry David, "How did I get so lucky? How am I here [Seinfeld]?" He just said, 'Well, when you say your name over and over it just has a really strong rhythm: "Marisa Tomei. Marisa Tomei. "

Lucky, Names, Said, Say, Seinfeld, Strong

A lot of times being "completely objective" means seeing the world through a patriarchal eye.

Completely, Eye, Mean, Objective, Patriarchal, World

I find that protein wakes up my brain and gets me ready for the rest of my day.

Brain, Gets, Protein, Rest, Wake Up

You have your structure, but within it, it gets fuller and you can highlight other parts of the performance.

Fuller, Gets, Highlights, Performance, Performances, Structure

Letting journalism be from the perspective of the journalist. It's usually a no-no, and journalists are encouraged to be completely objective.

Journalism, Journalist, Perspective, Usually

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.

Played, Rain, Singing, Thing, Vcr, West

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.

Acting, Facts, Firsts, Freedom, Refuge

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.

Job, Jobs, Personally, Play, Powerful, Stars

In cultural history, the civil rights movement came before the women's movement.

Civil, Civil Rights, Cultural, History, Movement, Rights

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

Eat, Graze, Hours, Person, Persons

We play lots of roles in our lives, but I got to do that in one movie [Parental Guidance], and ride the feelings, and it was a good challenge for me.

Challenge, Challenges, Feelings, Good, Parental, Play

I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.

Choices, Leading, Lucky, Part

I've sought out several dance teachers-shaman-like women dance teachers-to get in touch with the mystical through movement.

Dance, Dance Teacher, Movement, Teacher, Touch

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.

Business, Challenges, People, Think, Thinking

With acting, it was really more of a general kind of experience of really just loving being in the theater.

Acting, Experience, General, Kind

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