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Once you do a character in Hollywood and people haven't seen you before, they put you in a box and they think that's all that you can do and it's hard to get people to take a risk on you.

Aubrey Plaza

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Aubrey Plaza
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: June 26
Actor
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Television Actor
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Wilmington
Delaware
Aubrey Christina Plaza
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I have an acting coach that I work with on everything that I do. The thing about my preparation process for getting ready for a role is I have sex with as many people as I can.
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I think being on a TV show is amazing but also, people get kind of used to seeing you a certain way and so it becomes a challenge to break free from that in a way.
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Writing is hard - writing is the hardest.
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I want to go to New Zealand. I have no idea what it's like, and in my head, everyone lives in/on an ice lake, so I'd like to come stay.
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I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.
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I'm not super comfortable in my skin. I have to make it work for me, and that usually amounts to making it uncomfortable for everyone else.
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My first boyfriend that I ever had, actually sang a song that he wrote for me on-stage to ask me out. That was pretty romantic.
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I just want to keep finding special characters that I feel like I can bring to life and characters that are real and not superficial.
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I get really weird when I'm not working. I have to keep working.
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I sold my soul to the devil. I'd like to thank the devil.
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I like my name. My mom named me after a song by the 1970s group Bread. So, it's meaningful, and I like the song. It's a love song - kind of - but it's kind of depressing and dark.
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My people would love it if I smiled more, if I was more 'approachable.'
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I would never do a commercial for something that is embarrassing, and I think that people maybe have a different perspective on what is embarrassing or not. Some people think doing a Revlon hair commercial is really cool. To me, that's embarrassing, but World of Warcraft: not embarrassing, very cool.
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There are always parts of me that come out in the characters that I play - it's the only thing I have to work with and to draw off of.
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I'm going to create my own opportunities. If I can't find the roles I want, I'll just make them.
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Tina Fey is one of my heroes.
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I don't have many actors in my family, but I do have a Great Uncle that is a film-maker in Philadelphia, and my great-great-grandparents were Flamenco dancers in the 30's in New York, they were Spanish dancers.
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It would be hilarious if I worked in a bowling alley.
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