Tea Leoni
Tea Leoni
Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni, better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress and producer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth25 February 1966
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
almost motherhood pregnant work
Yes, I think motherhood has almost everything to do with it, but when I was pregnant with my daughter, I thought I'll never work again.
life recognised time
Really it was the first time in my life that I recognised that acting is, I'm just going to say it, I am an artist, I have to do this, I have to do this.
desperate family feared hard moving question york
I was desperate to go back to New York and when 9/11 happened, I feared moving to the bulls-eye and that was very hard because I have a lot of family there and I really had to question what I didn't like about this community.
against everybody except few hold looked nicole ready tom
I've looked at my roster and I'm ready to hold it up against Nicole Kidman. I mean, I got everybody she's got except for Tom and a few others.
Well, I don't find glamour and clothing relevant.
best
Well what I will tell you is for this movie, I got into probably the best shape of my life.
dreading leading weak worst
Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.
almost audience maybe possible related sort sublime
I don't think, there's no possible way for me, anyway, to play a character that I haven't found some sort of sublime compassion for and I related to Deborah on a way that almost, initially, almost in a way maybe someone in the audience might.
makeup no-makeup ready
I'm not quite ready for a no makeup movie.
feel-good acting stuff
Acting doesn't feel good. It's not comfortable to feel all this stuff, it's not
clothes awards pay
I dress up for awards, but only if somebody else is going to pay for the clothes. And shop for them, too!
mother nurse want
And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett
children liars brilliant
I was one of the most brilliant liars as a child
careers people tonight
People don't know this, but early in your career, you don't just glide on to The Tonight Show