Alia Shawkat (Alia Martine Shawkat) Quotes

After 'Arrested Development,' I didn't know for sure if I wanted to be an actor. I was hitting this wall, where I was the 'ethnic best friend' or the 'sassy teenager.' It felt like the same note, and I didn't feel like I was growing.

Alia Shawkat

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• Friend
• Wall
• Teenager
• Sassy

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• After 'Arrested Development,' I didn't know for sure if I wanted to be an actor. I was hitting this wall, where I was the 'ethnic best friend' or the 'sassy teenager.' It felt like the same note, and I didn't feel like I was growing.

  

  Alia Shawkat
  • Growing
  • Friend
  • Wall