Aubrey Plaza Quotes
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I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.
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My people would love it if I smiled more, if I was more 'approachable.'
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There's no photo-shoot academy. If there was, I'd probably be kicked out.
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There are always parts of me that come out in the characters that I play - it's the only thing I have to work with and to draw off of.
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I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.
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I obviously bring all of my insecurities along with me to any role that I tackle.
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I mean, sometimes I hate interviews because I always feel like I sound stupid.
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I get really weird when I'm not working. I have to keep working.
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I'm pretty good at weaseling my way into a job, even if I have no business being there.
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My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.
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I like my name. My mom named me after a song by the 1970s group Bread. So, it's meaningful, and I like the song. It's a love song - kind of - but it's kind of depressing and dark.
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Writing is hard - writing is the hardest.
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I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.
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I just want to keep finding special characters that I feel like I can bring to life and characters that are real and not superficial.
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Sarcasm is weird. Even not in acting, in life I feel like 'sarcastic' is a word that people use to describe me sometimes so when I meet someone, it's almost like they feel like they have to also be sarcastic, but it can sometimes just come off as mean if it's not used in the right way.
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When I was in high school I was a really huge 'SNL' fan. I remember the cast around the time I started watching it - Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Cheri O'Teri, Tracy Morgan. I did research to find out how people got on the show. Their bios always said they came from an improv team, so I started taking classes.
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With stand-up, it doesn't matter who you are. If the audience claps because they love your movies, that clapping stops after five seconds, and then it's your job to make them laugh.
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I don't let myself 'surf' on the Web, or I would probably drown.
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I would never do a commercial for something that is embarrassing, and I think that people maybe have a different perspective on what is embarrassing or not. Some people think doing a Revlon hair commercial is really cool. To me, that's embarrassing, but World of Warcraft - not embarrassing, very cool.
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I can't say I follow politics extremely closely, but I'm definitely aware of what's going on in the world.
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I love great acting, as nerdy as that sounds.
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I'm not, like, Daniel Day Lewis. Yet. I will get there!
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When you improvise, you work off the laughs from the audience, but when you step on stage to do standup, it's silent.
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Louis C. K. is one of my all time favorite standup comedians.