Leslie Mann
Birthday: 26 March 1972, San Francisco, California, USA
Birth Name: Leslie J. Mann
Height: 169 cm
Actress Leslie Mann was born in San Francisco, California. She was raised in Newport Beach, California by her mother, Janet, a realtor. At the age of 17 she launched her career, appearing in various T ...Show More
I bring a poofy gray down jacket with me wherever I go. It's meant for winter, but I use it most in Show more
I bring a poofy gray down jacket with me wherever I go. It's meant for winter, but I use it most in the summer, when everyone cranks up the air-conditioning. Hide
Basically, I just want to do a movie where I'm surrounded by women.
Basically, I just want to do a movie where I'm surrounded by women.
(2007, on Timecode) It was all shot in real time. We did a lot of rehearsing-that was all improvised Show more
(2007, on Timecode) It was all shot in real time. We did a lot of rehearsing-that was all improvised too... All of the actors got together at like 8 o'clock in the morning and set their watches so everybody was on the same time. Everybody would go, there were four cameras following the different scenes. For example, when one camera would be in the office, another camera would be in the bathroom, and one would be in the street, and another would be someplace else. At 2:07 in the afternoon, everybody would need to feel the earthquake. And at 2:10, one of the cameras would need to follow somebody into the office. I thought it was fun to watch, but it probably didn't make a whole lot of sense. Hide
Everything is so chaotic. My nervous system can't handle it. I need my peace, so, every once in a wh Show more
Everything is so chaotic. My nervous system can't handle it. I need my peace, so, every once in a while, while the kids are at school, I lie in bed, close the curtains, watch television and eat food. Hide
Don't assume I have everything figured out... I get as confused about life as everybody, and sometim Show more
Don't assume I have everything figured out... I get as confused about life as everybody, and sometimes I think I'm just hurtling through the world without a plan at all. Hide
Men. We love them. We respect them. But we rarely get to objectify them.
Men. We love them. We respect them. But we rarely get to objectify them.
When I started auditioning, I'd take any audition I could get. The more dramatic ones didn't go as w Show more
When I started auditioning, I'd take any audition I could get. The more dramatic ones didn't go as well as the comedic. Hide
I'm pretty much game for anything.
I'm pretty much game for anything.
I'm so sick of seeing these movies where married couples are just cuddling on the couch and caressin Show more
I'm so sick of seeing these movies where married couples are just cuddling on the couch and caressing each other's faces. Hide
My favorite movie is 'Terms of Endearment.'
My favorite movie is 'Terms of Endearment.'
I'm very comfortable when I'm working; I don't hold back at all.
I'm very comfortable when I'm working; I don't hold back at all.
(2007, on Knocked Up) I think that was probably the most fun I've ever had acting, because I got to Show more
(2007, on Knocked Up) I think that was probably the most fun I've ever had acting, because I got to do a lot more. I feel like a lot of these scripts that people like me get have really underwritten female parts, and I think Judd (Apatow) did a really good job of writing the female parts of this movie, so that was obviously more fun for me. Hide
Growing up, I wasn't as comfortable expressing myself as I am now, and I think that's why I chose ac Show more
Growing up, I wasn't as comfortable expressing myself as I am now, and I think that's why I chose acting: because it's acceptable to have your feelings. It's a place that they want you to feel. Whereas in life, growing up, it was 'Be quiet!' and 'Keep it to yourself.' Hide
I've always been intrigued by the supernatural.
I've always been intrigued by the supernatural.
When I was 9, my parents let me take a cab to the mall all by myself. I had hardly any money to spen Show more
When I was 9, my parents let me take a cab to the mall all by myself. I had hardly any money to spend, but I did have a very specific list of things I wanted to do: buy cookies and sit on the furniture at Sears. Hide
I've known my two best girlfriends since junior high school.
I've known my two best girlfriends since junior high school.
Women love hairy men. Cavemen were the sexiest men in history.
Women love hairy men. Cavemen were the sexiest men in history.
I don't take anything at face value. I always look for the reasons people are the way they are.
I don't take anything at face value. I always look for the reasons people are the way they are.
It's always fun to think about winning an award. I thought about winning awards when I was a little Show more
It's always fun to think about winning an award. I thought about winning awards when I was a little girl. Everybody wants to win an award for something. Hide
Once a month, I get together with my girlfriends and we usually check into a hotel or go to someone Show more
Once a month, I get together with my girlfriends and we usually check into a hotel or go to someone else's house. We can talk for 15 hours, and it just flies by. Hide
Women do not like CDs of live music. We only like the original recordings. If a song sounds differen Show more
Women do not like CDs of live music. We only like the original recordings. If a song sounds different from the version we fell in love with, then it's awful. Hide
Sixteen is a hard time. A lot of kids are experimenting with things.
Sixteen is a hard time. A lot of kids are experimenting with things.
(2007, on being directed by her husband Judd Apatow) He's really fun. He was a stand-up comedian for Show more
(2007, on being directed by her husband Judd Apatow) He's really fun. He was a stand-up comedian for a lot of years, so he has a lot of that skill, and it's very loose and free. It's not traditional, kind of memorize your lines and the director says "action" and then you do the scene, and then he says "cut" and makes adjustments, and you go on until he's happy. With Judd, he says "action," you read the scene, and then he re-writes it as we're rolling, so he yells out a lot of different lines or different directions to take the scene in. It's really fun. It really keeps you on your toes. Hide
Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.
Along with age comes more confidence, so it kind of works out.
You have nothing to offer if you're just some machine actress.
You have nothing to offer if you're just some machine actress.
My mother married three times. My dad is... I don't really have one. I mean, he does exist, but I ha Show more
My mother married three times. My dad is... I don't really have one. I mean, he does exist, but I have zero relationship with him. Hide
I don't quite fit in in like a pure dramatic thing, but I still think of myself sometimes as sort of Show more
I don't quite fit in in like a pure dramatic thing, but I still think of myself sometimes as sort of a dramatic actress. Hide
Auditioning is so nerve-racking.
Auditioning is so nerve-racking.
Megan Fox is so funny.
Megan Fox is so funny.
I never felt comfortable leaving my kids until they were older. When they were babies, I remember th Show more
I never felt comfortable leaving my kids until they were older. When they were babies, I remember thinking that I could never go on a Jerry Bruckheimer set and feel comfortable. Hide
I like more grounded comedy. I enjoy broad comedies also, but I like Shirley MacLaine.
I like more grounded comedy. I enjoy broad comedies also, but I like Shirley MacLaine.
There aren't good roles for women: the female parts aren't developed: the women are serving the men.
There aren't good roles for women: the female parts aren't developed: the women are serving the men.
I don't understand why people think it's harder to do drama than it is to do comedy.
I don't understand why people think it's harder to do drama than it is to do comedy.
I feel very protective of younger actresses, because it was so hard for me in the business.
I feel very protective of younger actresses, because it was so hard for me in the business.
I honestly don't know where the high voice thing came from in the first place. Why do people have hi Show more
I honestly don't know where the high voice thing came from in the first place. Why do people have high voices? Emotional problems? What is that? It could easily be that. And now I'm getting more normal, and my voice is getting deeper. Hide
Perfect people are the scariest people to me.
Perfect people are the scariest people to me.
I like dark humor. My favorite movie of all time is 'Harold and Maude.'
I like dark humor. My favorite movie of all time is 'Harold and Maude.'
I've always surrounded myself with funny people.
I've always surrounded myself with funny people.
I'm not really interested in doing a traditional romantic comedy where everything ties up neatly.
I'm not really interested in doing a traditional romantic comedy where everything ties up neatly.
I'm not willing to spend too much time away from my kids, so I usually don't work that much.
I'm not willing to spend too much time away from my kids, so I usually don't work that much.
I like being married to someone who does what I do, and we can talk for hours about all of this stuf Show more
I like being married to someone who does what I do, and we can talk for hours about all of this stuff that I struggle with and all this stuff that he struggles with because we're struggling with the same things. If I was married to a banker, I don't know what we'd talk about. Hide
(2007, on throwing up on Steve Carell on 40 Year Old Virgin) It was strawberry yogurt and some kind Show more
(2007, on throwing up on Steve Carell on 40 Year Old Virgin) It was strawberry yogurt and some kind of kefir to make it a little runnier. I had to take big gulps of that and then spit it all over Steve. Hide
All the things you put off, like learning to play the piano or leaning a different language? You're Show more
All the things you put off, like learning to play the piano or leaning a different language? You're like, what's the point? I'm not really gonna do that, am I? Hide
I didn't think, 'I want to do dramas or I want to do comedies' - I wasn't clear in that way.
I didn't think, 'I want to do dramas or I want to do comedies' - I wasn't clear in that way.
I didn't think I was a humorless shrew in 'Knocked Up.' I think the women are just as funny as the m Show more
I didn't think I was a humorless shrew in 'Knocked Up.' I think the women are just as funny as the men are in that movie. Hide
Child actors don't have great track records.
Child actors don't have great track records.
When I see people who are supposed to have been married twenty years, who hold hands and kiss, and e Show more
When I see people who are supposed to have been married twenty years, who hold hands and kiss, and every kiss is hot, and they're having magical sex every day, I'm like, "Screw you! Don't make me feel bad about myself!" Maybe I'm wrong, maybe people do have that. But I don't believe it. Hide
They say that when a woman wants to end a relationship, she cuts off all of her hair. I've done that Show more
They say that when a woman wants to end a relationship, she cuts off all of her hair. I've done that twice in my marriage but am still married. Hide
I tried to kickbox once right after I had my first baby, and I was so miserable; it was so hard. And Show more
I tried to kickbox once right after I had my first baby, and I was so miserable; it was so hard. And I went home, and I passed out for three hours because it's so hard. Hide
I feel like I could be good at directing or producing, but I don't know.
I feel like I could be good at directing or producing, but I don't know.
I have lunches with my girlfriends, who just turned 40, and some of those lunches, we're crying and Show more
I have lunches with my girlfriends, who just turned 40, and some of those lunches, we're crying and screaming about our husbands, saying we want to leave them and run away. And then, other lunches, we're fine and love our husbands and are happy with our lives. Hide
When you have little kids, you lose friends because you're so busy, but as they get older, you reali Show more
When you have little kids, you lose friends because you're so busy, but as they get older, you realize how important it is to have your girlfriends around. Hide
I'd never want to go back to being in my twenties or thirties. I was lost and confused and uncomfort Show more
I'd never want to go back to being in my twenties or thirties. I was lost and confused and uncomfortable in my own skin. Hide
I was teased relentlessly when I was a kid about my voice, so it's kind of nice that now I'm making Show more
I was teased relentlessly when I was a kid about my voice, so it's kind of nice that now I'm making a lot of money with it. Hide
I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!
I'm terrified by speaking in front of people!
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