Alexis Bledel Quotes

'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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• 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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  • Men
  • Writing
  • Experience

• It's really wonderful to play characters as different from each other as I can.

  

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  • Different

• 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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  • Time
  • Advice

• 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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  • Work
  • Song
  • Band

• Nearly a decade of time is enough for everybody to change, quite a bit.

  

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• I've been trying to find out what my wheelhouse is as an actor. 'Gilmore' was my first job, so only from there did I have a chance to really experiment and see how far I could stretch; I went maybe a little too far in certain directions.

  

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  • Trying
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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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• 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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• 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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  • She
  • Hope

• 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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  • Work

• Give me a hot drink, and I'm happy. Hot cider, hot chocolate, coffee... I like all winter beverages!

  

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  • Coffee
  • Winter

• 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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• 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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• A story isn't interesting unless a character has real challenges to deal with.

  

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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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• Directors and writers have a lot of stress as well, because they have people they answer to.

  

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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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  • People
  • Life
  • Live

• 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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  • Remember

• I always have looked for the best challenge, I guess, that I could take on. I haven't been producing my own work or anything like that, so I've taken the jobs that look most interesting that come my way.

  

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• I tend to renovate properties when I'm not working.

  

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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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  • Life

• '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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