Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Hardenis an American actress. Her film breakthrough was in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed Miller's Crossing. She followed this with roles in films including Used People, The First Wives Club, and Flubber. For her performance as artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 film Pollock, she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She earned another Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in Mystic River. Other notable film roles include American Gun, and 2007's The Mist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth14 August 1959
CountryUnited States of America
I relate to people and roles that are about the arc of human experience, things that everyday people deal with every day.
You want people - I want people to relate to me as a character. I want them to go, 'That could have been me,' or, 'I know someone like that.'
The people who stood out in the Sandy Hook incident, the heroes, were the normal, ordinary people who went to save those children.
People have such false perceptions of how stardom really works.
I'm fortunate to have a team of people who help me. I've got an assistant, an office manager, a nanny - she's not full-time, but she's there when I need her.
In my opinion, Zac Efron is a total hero. Him seeking help encourages other people with addictive issues to seek help. It's brave of him.
Isn't it nice not to have to compartmentalize yourself?
I've been so lucky to work with some great, great writers: Tony Kushner and Yasmina Reza.
Sometimes in film and television, I don't have the opportunity to play roles that really stretch and challenge me.
Sometimes I ride my bike to see the kids after a matinee and then ride back to do the show. That's the hard part, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Everyone thinks offers are always pouring in. Offers have never poured in. Never. I was auditioning a lot, but I didn't get the jobs.
With any tween, you have issues, from what they are going to wear to school, to how do you get them to speak politely, to how regularly they lose their contact lenses.
As a mother, I love the Leapster handheld because it really delivers on educating children while they play. My daughter enjoys it because it's fun and touches on all of the activities she is interested in - videos, books and art.
You can manipulate the viewer in film. With theater, what you see is what you get.