I wasn't a glamour-puss, and there were more interesting roles for an actress like me in the theater and in live television.
— Nancy Marchand
Acting was something I had to do.
I had spent my childhood making up adventures in my head. Then I realized when I went to acting school that there were adventures written down, and you could learn lines, and you could do the adventures for real, not just in your head.
There are a lot of different facets to my personality that I don't use all the time in my house, or in everyday life, that I can experience and share when I'm on a stage.
I was a very shy, overly big, kind of creepy-looking kid.
I'm always very uncomfortable with people. It's something that I get upset with myself for, but that's the way I am. But I love people. And when I'm on the stage, I can embrace people and still feel safe.
