Katherine Waterston Quotes
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I think there's an assumption when you have a parent in the business that you're given some kind of a cheat sheet at an early age. Some kind of upper hand or some kind of advanced understanding of how the whole thing functions - maybe how to operate within it. I never felt I received that cheat sheet and grew up pretty removed from the business.
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I've always wanted to play the villain. But the young girl is never the villain.
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Costume design is so important and really helpful, and I really love that aspect of character development, just figuring it out.
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There's kind of no rhyme or reason to what is appealing to any given actor. It just is, or it isn't. It's kind of like dating. You either connect to someone or you don't. You can't really say why.
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There's something particular about the way Los Angeles feels in the summertime. It slows down and is hazy and dreamy, and you can put on certain music and go for a drive and be totally sober but feel stoned.
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People think the advantage of a parent in the business is that they'll open doors for you. But the true advantage for me is having someone who knows exactly what you're going through.
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I guess whatever the director's energy is is kind of contagious on set, because, um, you know, it's a hierarchy, and we're all kind of looking to the director for guidance.
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I generally don't like to talk too much about the character unless I feel stuck or in some trouble.
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The things I love about this business the most, is that it is a challenge trying to prove to everyone - including yourself - that you can do something different than what people think you're capable of.
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Sometimes you find yourself digging around for something useful, and you don't necessarily know what it is until you find it. Sometimes it's a word from a book that you read every day.
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I feel like people assume if a character is very different than you, that means it's difficult to get into their head or into their skin.
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What's comforting about coming from a family of actors is I don't have to explain the struggle. I can just sigh to my sister, 'I had a bad one,' and she'll know exactly the profound audition humiliation I am describing.
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It's very easy to think that the way things are is the way things will stay, and life just isn't like that.
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When you come from a family of actors, people in show business, they really know to celebrate good news and to celebrate it hard because it's not every day that you get it.
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I think it's a luxury when you love the thing you're promoting, and then you don't have to try to think of something, try and find some angle.
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Obviously, as an actor, you have to embrace your imagination all the time, but when you're doing one of these films, you have to embrace your most childlike imagination - a sense of wonder and uninhibited playfulness.
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Self-promotion is not my strong suit, for sure. I don't look down on it; I just don't understand how to do it.
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Every now and then, you get lucky enough to work with some people you feel like you would take a bullet for.
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I didn't find it difficult to live in the 'Inherent Vice' world or play those scenes, because they just seemed so real.
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When you are the kid of an actor, it's always a very inviting world. Everyone is nice to you, the hair and make-up people braid your hair and play with you, and the costume department makes outfits for your teddy bears.
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All acting is nudity. It's all vulnerable - and a little bit scary.
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I have been a scrappy actor for 10-plus years, and when you're playing supporting roles, your relationship with the costume designer is very different.
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When 'The Master' came around, they said they wanted to try and find a part for me, and I got a text from the casting director saying that.
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I think connecting to a character is like connecting to any human being - either you like them or you don't. You might not be able to list the reasons why you love your best friend or what attracted you to them; it's just something that you feel - a connection, an understanding, or a curiosity that makes you want to get to know them.