Lizzy Caplan Quotes
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I try to bring elements of my own personality to every character I've played, but I think I'm pretty similar to the character I'm playing now. The biggest departure would have to have been Freaks and Geeks Sara, who was this sort of subordinate and shy girl.
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I find reality television to be so delectable.
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'Save the Date' feels like a quiet story about two sisters and the men in their lives, kind of reminiscent of the quieter rom-coms of the 1990s; it's very character-driven and not as wedding-focused.
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Don't peak in high school.
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I'm still waiting to hit it big. But there was the moment when I didn't have to work at the restaurant anymore, which is the milestone for every actor. When your job is just to be an actor and not to have to do anything else.
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I try to find some similarities between myself and the characters, even if it's the tiniest thing.
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I'm really awkward when people recognize me. I'm not good at it, and for the most part it hadn't happened to me until 'True Blood,' and then, all of a sudden, it started happening all the time.
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As an actress - and as an actor, too, but it's worse for actresses - you constantly get picked apart for how you look.
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You'd be surprised. Girls like sensitive, namby-pamby guys.
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None of my friends are in the entertainment industry.
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Had 'Bridesmaids' not ended up being so amazing and successful, we would never have been able to make 'Bachelorette.' So we are in awe of 'Bridesmaids' and totally owe them so much.
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I have no drawing talent whatsoever. I cannot do it.
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I don't think you should be allowed to eat in a restaurant if you haven't waited tables at least once. It's so irritating when I see people being rude to waiters, like, it makes me want to slit their throats! Like, really? You're really this inconsiderate?
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In the early days, I just got lucky. I would audition for everything and just happen to land in something pretty respectable, like 'Freaks and Geeks,' my first job, which was a complete fluke.
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I think, as an actress, people get on your case if you do the same thing over and over again. But if you get too far away from that, people don't like that, either.
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My first acting role as a kid was on 'Freaks and Geeks.'
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I really fancied myself a comedic actress.
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It's weird, It's really weird to be called a breakout star. And some people are referring to my show as the new 'Friends', which I can't really even wrap my head around.
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I think being mean to people in high school is healthy. It's sort of like you're in this situation with all these other kids and sometimes you need to get your aggression out. And if you'd had people be mean to you before, it really does build character.
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I have a special ability to spot TV shows that don't go past two seasons; that's my gift.
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When I was younger, I actually wanted to be a CIA agent. Really. I even did the online questionnaire.
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There's definitely a luxury to the fluidity of not being a mega-star. I've done a ton of really, really odd, off-the-wall movies. There's this movie I did called 'Queens of Country' a couple of summers ago that is so bananas, and if I was at a certain level, I probably would not have done that movie.
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I find that break-ups are so much easier when you can hate the person.
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I do think, oddly, that a comedic actor has a better chance of pulling off a dramatic role than a great dramatic actor has of being able to pull off a highly comedic role.