Alexis Bledel Quotes
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Working on 'Mad Men' was an incredible experience. It was such an incredible show with beautiful writing and so much complexity.
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It's really wonderful to play characters as different from each other as I can.
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I always thought that I would work behind the camera, because it's a more comfortable place for me to be, really.
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A lot of girls ask for advice on how to get into acting, and I'm kind of the worst person to ask, because it just kind of fell in my lap... I was just in the right place at the right time.
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'The Handmaid's Tale' takes place in the near future, a dystopian future, and is based on the book by Margaret Atwood. It takes place in what was formerly part of the United States at a period of time when society has been taken over by a totalitarian theocracy. It's about the women who live in subjugation.
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I'm the kind of person who, if I like one song, will listen to all of the band's work before moving on to another group.
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A story isn't interesting unless a character has real challenges to deal with.
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I really enjoy working, you know, on streaming outlets because there's so much creative control for the creators of the shows, and, you know, you're allowed to make such great television.
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Nearly a decade of time is enough for everybody to change, quite a bit.
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Ofglen is a little different than the other Handmaids because she has a really rebellious spirit and she has the hope that she could escape.
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I'm still a shy person. I've learned to put that aside on certain occasions. I have to. It's part of my job.
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Well, I think every film student goes into film school thinking they want to write and direct their own movies, and they don't realize how much goes into it, and what a process it is.
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I like period pieces.
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Give me a hot drink, and I'm happy. Hot cider, hot chocolate, coffee... I like all winter beverages!
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There are a lot of challenges Ofglen faces as a Handmaid. She has to live her life for the Commander of her home, Glen, and it is really a bleak life. She has no rights, and her main job is to keep him and the rest of the people in his house happy.
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Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to.
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Sylvia Plath wasn't scared of exploring the darker side of her psyche.
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When we first filmed 'Gilmore Girls,' I didn't know it would build such a cult following.
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I remember seeing the performance Samantha Morton did in 'Sweet and Low Down' where she didn't speak at all, and I loved it so much because she got to do so much work just by expressing herself in her body and her face. With expressions, it wasn't necessary to speak. I find that appealing.
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In my life, I don't need to have my face plastered everywhere. It's not really something I want.
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It gets kinda monotonous, but that's television. There are plus sides and down sides. The positive side is that you have steady work for nine months of the year for however many years your show is on TV,.
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Luckily, I have the kind of personality where I am extremely private. I don't really like to tell everyone my business. I'd much rather people wonder or not know.
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I figured out that I was interested in acting while at NYU.
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I just want to live each moment, but it's kind of hard to do that when you are asked to analyze yourself constantly. But it's also good in that you are forced to think about things that you don't ordinarily think about. I think it's strange.