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I think the written word is my first love. I was just a very imagination - centered child and a big part of that imaginary life came from reading.
Zoe Kazan
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Zoe Kazan
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: September 9
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In New York you can just walk out and be among people. You're on the subway among people, you go to cafes, you can talk to people.
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I've worked with a lot of really famous people. It stops being weird really quickly. For me, at least.
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I don't think a lot of people are like, I'm just quirky! Or if they are, it's a stage they're going through as they figure out who they are. I never felt like I was choosing roles that were quirky.
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When you're in the editing room, as a director, you get the opportunity to look at your work. As a writer, you can rewrite. But as an actor, unless you're watching playback, you really rely on the director to help you.
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When we do something we're not proud of, a lot of people don't want to look at that, people may say what people don't know won't hurt them.
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I've gotten incredibly lucky with the people I've gotten to work with. It's made my mind better, and it's made me a better person.
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I do not do my own taxes. It's too many forms. Here are my 70,000 forms. I have no idea.I would be in jail.
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I've always really been interested in the Pygmalion myth and both what it has to say about creativity and what it has to say about relationships between men and women.
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I would not wear any clothes that had a brand name on them, and I only read books that were canonical.
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My hero is Michelle Williams, who I grew close to when we did 'Meek's Cutoff.' She's an extraordinary actor and mom.
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I'm always disappointed after an audition when I don't get a part and I hear, Oh, she was too X, or too Y, and it's too much of a quality.
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I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.
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I don't like pretentious films or pretentious people.
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It's a good thing I learned some humility and perspective as I got older.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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I don't feel like I have a super straightforward relationship with the idea of fame. It makes me sort of level things out in my own brain almost immediately when I meet someone.
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Most adults get to a point in their careers where they feel secure, where they have a body of work behind them that will ensure longevity, and for actors, it's just not like that. You're basically always a temp, going from job to job.
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